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13/02/2026

It`s been raining for months it seems. Not being equipped to start building an Ark, I made some coasters on the theme `Desert` in the hope it might give the weather gods a little hint...

08/02/2026

05/02/2026

I`m making a new range of coasters - the theme is Coast so they`re coastal coasters (sorry!). What do you think?
They are all originals, 8.5 cms square. I quite like working small. It gives you a chance to experiment.
They`ll fit into wipe-clean acrylic cases and I`ll have them at craft fairs soon.

01/02/2026

Imbolc Greetings! My daffodils are showing their green shoots, I`ve seen early catkins and the birds are beginning to get frisky. Signs of Spring.

16/01/2026

Little sketch of a white cyclamen to brighten a grey day

08/01/2026

JANUARY BRINGS THE SNOW....
Winter landscape from a photo by James William Burke
I`m going to aim to paint a landscape every month as it`s somethig I don`t paint often.
It`s available if anyone would like it?

06/01/2026

There is as beautiful fox who comes every night for the chicken drumsticks I put out for him. Sometimes he calls back to me when I call him. We maintain a respectful distance though. I think he is one of the sons of a vixen I used to feed, who would bring her babies each spring. She has gone but this white-fronted beauty comes still.

04/01/2026

Happy New Year

01/01/2026

New Year greetings
This is a journal page about new Years` Day inspired by a walk on the beach with the dogs.

30/12/2025

I`ve got a workshop coming up so am sketching some little watercolour landscapes. We`ll be looking at simple ways to play with colour and shape.
The workshop is full but I`m doing a series of introduction to watercolour ones (one a month) at Create 98 in Southend if you`d like to come.
Also hoping for torrential rain tomorrow. Why do people think that getting legless and terrifying wildlife with explosions is a good start to the year?

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Telling Tales

I began this page because the work I was making has a common theme that was taking me on a journey into myth and archetypes, stories and icons. I am fascinated by the idea of the Quest - the search for some sort of narrative in our lives. In these paintings I hope people can find their own stories - images that resonate with them.

I have been reading the works of Jean Shinoda Bolen, a Jungian analyst and author who has made me think about the way we use iconic characters or stories to look at our selves. This has taken me back to the far off days of my Degree dissertation, when I first linked the theories of Joseph Cambell (The Hero with 1000 Faces) to the `heroes and villains` in the performance and visual art projects I was leading in the community. Dr Bolen uses these iconic `Hero` figures in her work - she sees which archetypal figure her patient identifies with - and then they can discuss what it means on an objective level.

This seems to echo the way the Tarot works: in the card and in my painting the Fool is an innocent, setting out on a journey. We can look at the card (and the painting) and comment on it - the mountains are high and possibly difficult to scale, but the sun shines out beyond them. In my painting I have given the boy a Muse (his music) to drive and comfort him. And also a small friend who seems less than interested in his quest (I have dogs) but who provides companionship. So in `reading` this painting I see what I am doing in my life. For someone else, it is an entirely different story. And I would be happy to hear your unique interpretations.