The other day I took a snap of the foundations of our home – or at least underneath the floorboards – which were recently revealed, as a project to renovate  our house and home studio got underway. It’s not a view you see very often and for some reason  it captivated me. It got me […]

I thought you might like to know a little more about the person making the art I share here with you now and then. If that’s the case – please click on this link to take you to a recent article in Faire magazine: Meet contemporary abstract painter Jessica Brown in her studio in Warwickshire. —

‘Meet you there’ by Jessica Brown Inspiration is a funny old thing. I often get asked where my inspiration comes from and recently had cause to ponder this question yet again, when I was interviewed by the wonderful artist Nino Yuniardi. Well, there are a couple of layers to this. On the surface – so many things inspire

This is a short note to say hello and wish you a belated happy 2022. I thought you might like to know a bit more about the person making the art I share with you. I was recently interviewed for a website featuring the stories of women artists and creatives – you can read the

The thought of giving artwork as a gift may seem daunting, but how many times have you wracked your brains for that perfect present, searching the internet for inspiration but nothing hits the mark.   Art is a wonderful gift for any occasion and with Christmas right round the corner, it could definitely solve your gift-giving dilemmas. But

There’s something about bridges – the shape of the arches; the reflections in the water; the history. Then there’s all the ways we talk about them as metaphors – burning our bridges; crossing bridges; water under the bridge; a bridge too far, bridging the gap – to name just a few! This latest series of

My mother bought me these flowers from her garden. When I said how lovely they were, and commented what a difference that one little orange flower made, she shared with me something that really struck a chord. It was some advice she’d received many years ago about garden design: you need to have the bride

  Many artists are offended if you start talking to them about the colour scheme of your home and whether their art may fit in. Their reaction is based on the belief that art is somehow a rarefied thing that has nothing to do with decorating choices.   But I’m not one of those artists.

At a time when a simple trip to the supermarket has been a reason to get dressed up, the prospect of travelling further afield – whether it be a local beauty spot, or Bhutan – is beyond exciting. We have all been contained for so long, yet at the same time, been on a colossal