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Playing Place - My work featured on ITV show
Playing Place - My work featured on ITV show
  I was delighted to have a selection of my work featured in the ITV show Playing Nice. The production team chose a range of my paintings, from Cornwall landscapes and... Read more...
Floating on Air: A Fulmar Over Carnewas (Bedruthan Steps) near Mawgan Porth
Floating on Air: A Fulmar Over Carnewas (Bedruthan Steps) near Mawgan Porth
Standing on the cliffs at Carnewas (Bedruthan Steps) near Mawgan Porth, I watched a fulmar ride the updrafts above the sea… silent, effortless, perfectly attuned to the wind. These are... Read more...
The Stillness Before the Day: Sunrise at Nare Head
The Stillness Before the Day: Sunrise at Nare Head
There’s a moment before dawn when the world seems to hold its breath.The sea becomes glass, the air softens, and even the cliffs seem to wait. That’s when I like... Read more...
Learning to See: How Light and Shadow Shape Understanding
Learning to See: How Light and Shadow Shape Understanding
At Art at the Beach in Cornwall, every lesson begins with observation.Here, a young artist studies how light bends through glass, how shadow defines form, and how reflection tells the... Read more...
Painting Cornwall in Motion… adding life to a rolling seascape
Painting Cornwall in Motion… adding life to a rolling seascape
I’ve been adding new figures and a dog to my largest Cornish artwork… the wrap-around mural on a classic Bay Window camper. The scene now flows continuously from the window... Read more...
Streamline Serenity – A Moment Before the Day Begins
Streamline Serenity – A Moment Before the Day Begins
Some mornings in Cornwall feel like time has paused. The tide slips back… the air holds its breath… and the world glows with an almost ethereal stillness.This painting began on... Read more...
Farewell to My Hand-Painted Camper – A Moving Canvas of Cornwall
Farewell to My Hand-Painted Camper – A Moving Canvas of Cornwall
Today marked the end of a beautiful chapter… I sold my hand-painted 1971 Danbury Bay Window camper.She wasn’t just a vehicle – she was a travelling piece of art, wrapped... Read more...
Family Art by the Sea – Learning the Language of Light at Mawgan Porth
Family Art by the Sea – Learning the Language of Light at Mawgan Porth
Even a rainy Cornish morning can become a masterpiece when you understand how to see.This lovely family joined me at Mawgan Porth Beach for a private painting lesson — learning... Read more...
Knowledge, Not Copying – How Pippa’s Journey from Mawgan Porth Shows the Real Art of Seeing
Knowledge, Not Copying – How Pippa’s Journey from Mawgan Porth Shows the Real Art of Seeing
Pippa met me at Mawgan Porth Beach this summer whilst she was on holiday. What began as a chat has grown into an inspiring journey — a steady exchange of... Read more...
Art at the Beach – Creative Connections from Cornwall to Home
Art at the Beach – Creative Connections from Cornwall to Home
So many amazing moments in Cornwall… painting on the beach and continuing the journey with students online and via Zoom. Every lesson brings discovery — from sketching and perspective to... Read more...
Alone on the Shore – Finding Stillness Through Art
Alone on the Shore – Finding Stillness Through Art
Sometimes, a painting says everything words can’t.This work, created by one of my students, captures the calm between light and shadow — that fleeting moment at the end of the... Read more...
Jeanni artist at Mawgan Porth – May Dream painting sold
Jeanni artist at Mawgan Porth – May Dream painting sold
“May Dream” sold today at Betty’s Surf Store in Mawgan Porth. Soon after, I received a moving message from its new owner. Their story carried sadness, but through this painting... Read more...