by catherine | Sep 1, 2014 | equine art
The summer seems to have flashed by, a blur of road trips, camping and holidays en famille. I love travelling, as I find a change of scene can often light the spark of inspiration and can be the catalyst for a whole new series of paintings. Such a thing happened on...
by catherine | Mar 3, 2014 | equine art, oil painting
Artists block and inspirationI spent most of January shivering in my very damp studio struggling with artists block. Always an artists worst nightmare, exacerbated by the thought of nothing to show in June for the exhibition. I started having nightmares about...
by catherine | Jan 3, 2014 | equine art, oil painting, prints
2013 has been a great year. I think at the outset I was determined it was going to be a good one. 2012 had been pretty shit, I badly broke my ankle, and then, having recovered from that, was diagnosed with cancer. There seems to be a general view that skin cancer is...
by catherine | Oct 30, 2013 | equine art, oil painting
Oil and Water Gallery, WandsworthA very successful run of private views at the newly launched Oil & Water Gallery in Wandworth. The paintings held their own on the walls, surrounded by several other stunning paintings from a variety of artists.340, Old...
by catherine | Aug 23, 2013 | Commissions, equine art, oil painting
You may remember if you read this blog regularly that I attempted to show the process of the development of a painting last year – one of the highland cows. For whatever reason; I lost concentration, got distracted by the children or another of the myriad of...
by catherine | Jun 19, 2013 | Commissions, equine art, oil painting
The Affordable Art Fair HampsteadI spent an immensely enjoyable day at the AAF Hampstead, with thanks to Alice Struthers. Great to reconnect with some of the agents and galleries, and to see what’s on in the market at the moment.Anne-Marie ButlinThe...