When I paint in oils, because there is such a small space to work in, I have to be so careful that I don’t slosh paint over everything. Currently I’m working on my largest painting ever. It’s nearly finished – another three or four days I think. Then to wait until the paint dries before […]

It was my sister-in-law Val’s birthday on Valentine’s Day last Sunday so my young friend and I took her out for the day. We drove to The Vyne near Sherborne St. John where this Tudor house nestles next to a mystical lake and surrounded by lush gardens.  As we approached the house we saw this […]