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Playing with Pastels
I've discovered soft pastels and am really enjoying playing with them. Someone asked me to do a portrait of their pet and I thought I'd try pastels as oils would...
Playing with Pastels
I've discovered soft pastels and am really enjoying playing with them. Someone asked me to do a portrait of their pet and I thought I'd try pastels as oils would...
She sells seashells...
I'm obsessed with shells! They are just so beautiful, the shapes and colours, the translucency. I want to paint them all sorts of different ways, in oils and pastels. I'm...
She sells seashells...
I'm obsessed with shells! They are just so beautiful, the shapes and colours, the translucency. I want to paint them all sorts of different ways, in oils and pastels. I'm...
How a green vase turned blue...
The story of how a little green vase turned blue is quite an interesting one. Years ago a friend brought me back a pretty vase from Korea. I've always loved...
How a green vase turned blue...
The story of how a little green vase turned blue is quite an interesting one. Years ago a friend brought me back a pretty vase from Korea. I've always loved...
Portrait of Emma in New York
This portrait is of my daughter Emma, painted in oils from a photo taken of her on a hot, sunny day in Central Park, New York. I wanted to capture...
Portrait of Emma in New York
This portrait is of my daughter Emma, painted in oils from a photo taken of her on a hot, sunny day in Central Park, New York. I wanted to capture...
Apples Galore
Introduction to the Red Apple Collection Studying different artistic styles through history via the lens of a simple red apple. From realist to impressionist, modernist, cubist and contemporary. Which style...
Apples Galore
Introduction to the Red Apple Collection Studying different artistic styles through history via the lens of a simple red apple. From realist to impressionist, modernist, cubist and contemporary. Which style...
Watercolour sketches from the West Highland Way
Sketches from the West Highland Way At the end of September 2023 I embarked on the West Highland Way, an epic (and very wet) walk of 96 miles. I took...
Watercolour sketches from the West Highland Way
Sketches from the West Highland Way At the end of September 2023 I embarked on the West Highland Way, an epic (and very wet) walk of 96 miles. I took...
I made the long list!
After umming and ahhing about entering this competition, I am very pleased to have heard that I've made the long list! Who knows how long the long list is, but...
I made the long list!
After umming and ahhing about entering this competition, I am very pleased to have heard that I've made the long list! Who knows how long the long list is, but...
July news
Art Fair update After my anxious rant last month I thought you might like to know how the Bath Art Fair went. Well I suppose it depends on one’s measurement...
July news
Art Fair update After my anxious rant last month I thought you might like to know how the Bath Art Fair went. Well I suppose it depends on one’s measurement...
June news
Reinventing yourself Most of my friends know me as a Master of Wine. For the last 35 years that has been my profession. As my fellow MWs know (and there...
June news
Reinventing yourself Most of my friends know me as a Master of Wine. For the last 35 years that has been my profession. As my fellow MWs know (and there...
Easter Newsletter - The Humble Egg
The humble egg What better time than Easter to feature this truly amazing food, symbol, shape… There’s something very satisfying about painting an egg, being able to convey its form,...
Easter Newsletter - The Humble Egg
The humble egg What better time than Easter to feature this truly amazing food, symbol, shape… There’s something very satisfying about painting an egg, being able to convey its form,...
March News from Susan McCraith
This month I look at floral still life and wonder if there is more to it than just a pretty painting of a vase of flowers…
March News from Susan McCraith
This month I look at floral still life and wonder if there is more to it than just a pretty painting of a vase of flowers…