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Nov 22, 2019

Proof Ghosts Exist?!

I am constantly on the look out for spooky tales so safe to say, when one of our lovely 'The Cute Life' listeners Sophie Brabbins contact...

Nov 8, 2019

Some thoughts on turning 30.

This week I turned the big 3-0! And seeing as I'm being asked quite a lot about it, I thought I would try and sum up a little of how I fe...

Aug 17, 2019

Chatting art materials, techniques and process.

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I've been a bit slack with my blog recently as it's the first thing to slip when things get busy! With co...

Jun 21, 2019

Meet Edie!

Meet Edie! My mum's new puppy! And our cute thing this week on our podcast 'The Cute Life!' Listen here.

Jun 18, 2019

Want to Watch our Wedding Video?

Right - I know I've gone on about our wedding quite a lot now but will you indulge me one last time?! It was the happiest day of my life ...

Apr 23, 2019

Pets of Hastings : Baxter / The Cake Room

I've been dying to paint Baxter ever since I first walked into The Cake Room in the Hastings American Ground. He's the resident pooch in ...

Apr 20, 2019

Is Instagram Making Artists Miserable?

I remember I first time I read that Instagram was going to drop it's chronological feed in favour of an algorithm. We were in the car on ...

Apr 9, 2019

My Nest Collection

Today I wanted to share with you my most precious collection. I've been collecting birds nests for around 10 years now. It started off as...

Apr 3, 2019

We designed our Wedding Invitations!

Today, as it's almost 1 month until the big day, I wanted to share the wedding invitations myself and my fiancé Ollie designed! I thought...

Apr 1, 2019

Pets of Hastings - A New Project! Get Involved!

I want to produce a series of paintings titled 'Pets of Hastings'. As the title suggests, the concept is quite simple - I want to cr

Mar 25, 2019

Personal Project : Hair Portraits.

One of my new years resolutions for 2019 was to draw more. I've spent the last 5 years concentrating almost exclusively on developing my ...

Feb 4, 2019

January Palettes

A collection of palettes I created as a result of painting portraits during the month of January.

Jan 24, 2019

50 facts about me!

I thought I would attempt a 50 facts about me challenge as a fun way for you to get to know me a little better and to see if we have anyt...

Jan 16, 2019

Ask me Anything!

A few days ago I did a call out for questions from my Instagram followers, I picked a few of my favourites and here are my answers. Hope ...

Dec 24, 2018

Looking back at 2018 and forward to 2019!

I can't believe it's almost the end of 2018! I thought this would be a good time to reflect on how the year has gone and to look back at ...

Oct 31, 2018

The Inspiration behind my 2018 Inktober

Read more about the inspirations behind my take on this years Inktober challenge.

Oct 27, 2018

My Top 10 Spooky Horror Movies!

With Halloween just round the corner I wanted share some of my favourite scary movies with you! Most people can remember the first scary ...

Sep 19, 2018

What's on my Playlist this Month

A few weeks ago I asked my Instagram followers for their favourite songs/albums to listen to while they work. Their suggestions were so g...

Jul 28, 2018

July Favourites.

1 - Weddings I'm including this first as it's been the most memorable part of my July this year. The first two weekends of the month wer...

Jul 12, 2018

Documentaries you HAVE to watch : Part 1

There is nothing more my fiance @opdrawing and I enjoy more than sitting down to enjoy a documentary and then discussing it at length ove...

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