All Posts

This week I saw a meme on Instagram about “open loops” (copied as the link to this on Insta). It essentially said that the reason we’re all so mentally exhausted is that we have all these “open loops” in our head, tasks started but not finished, which are taking up thinking space and draining our souls. “Close your loops” it says..  The post both resonated with and infuriated me. Yes, I can feel all my open loops now, spinning round in my head. And I can feel the energy pouri

My findings on visiting the older galleries

In Amie Mcnee’s book “We need your art” she wrote something which has really been driven home to me over the past couple weeks. She talks...

Liechtenstein - Was it a fever dream..? It’s a funny thing when you’re self motivated. You think to yourself. “I'll just miss this week...

This is a question I’ve been pondering a lot lately. I’ve not added a blog post for a couple of weeks as it’s been really busy at home...

The three portraits side by side. Oldest on the left, middle on the right, and last one in the middle.. Over the past few weeks I’ve been...

I’m listening to a book while I paint at the moment. It’s the type of book that is supposed to help you succeed in life (not my favourite...

This week I posted a poem on Instagram. Not only the words I wrote, but me reading it. Madness. I consider myself an outgoing, even...

Statement from my July Exhibition and Poem “Dandelions and other flowers: A view of my life in the wider military family I have been...

This is a funny thing to start a blog page about, about not being able to create, but here I am.  For those who don’t know me, I spend a...