Red Kite
The river, bridged by
A road and a red kite, marks
The confluence point
Wood Pigeon
Gathering twigs, you
Build a willow tree house in
View from my window
Seagulls
Three seagulls scull by
One calling ‘Stroke!’ as they fly
A blue summer sky
Swallows
Swallows turn sharply
Sizing up the summer fields
Wing spans set square now
Swifts
Above the house, there!
The needle song of swift flight
Threading through the sky
I ‘ve based this linocut on poppy seedheads from my garden to create a graphic water-based acrylic print, framed in pretty free standing wooden frame. Great for giving your interior decor a dash of summer!
‘Theban Cat (Limited addition)’
This linocut is based on an object I saw in a museum, an ancient toy cat, perhaps a leopard or lion or a barely domesticated mouser! I loved its simplicity of form and its essence of wildness, still vivid after a few thousand years. This linocut cat lives in the imagination so has only the bare minimum of detail, hunting its prey on an imaginary ancient riverbank.
Water-based ink on paper, from a limited edition of 17
Black on orange: print 5 of 17
Orange on blue: print 12 of 17
Postcard Art Exhibit Art for a Cause 2026 shop now open!
There is a fantastic selection of original postcards, created by artists all over the world in support of this year’s charity supporting people with Alzheimer’s, including this watercolour of mine.
Click on this link to find out more or purchase a piece of original art for a good cause!
Card Motifs : cake and candles / cacti flower / arrow ! heart / vases and leaf
These handy packs of four handmade greeting cards feature art collages made from paper I’ve hand-printed with a silver or gold coloured abstract effect. I’ve mounted them onto an ivory 225gsm card stock, sustainably made in the Lake District and I’ve signed each card on the back, making each card perfect to pop in a picture frame after use for a bit of instant art. Inside each card is a loose blank inner sheet for your personal messages.
Each Pack supplied with matching envelopes.
Card size: 5 inches x 7 inches.
You can find them in my Etsy shop here.
Card Motifs: bottles and glass / aquarium / butterflies / cake and candles.
This little postcard-sized watercolour I’ve painted, ‘Tree Bathing’ will be on exhibtion and sale for this year’s PAE art for a cause in The Hague, Netherlands. To find out more click here.
I’ve deliberatley used strong tree shadows to give a sense of bright light pouring through the pine trees.
I’ve also recently been working on some watercolour commissions. This one, featuring balloons over the Bristol Suspension Bridge, also has strong reflections and shadows in the river water to give depth to the river gorge.
This little watercolour of reed beds and an Egret, (for sale in my Etsy shop here) doesn’t rely on strong shadows or reflections but does use a graduated colour on the reeds, from light to dark, to suggest denseness and depth at the water line and the water is the same blue tone as the sky.
So my top tips for working with watercolours to create shadows and reflections are:
Work our your main light source direction for your image and keep all your shadows going in the same direction away from it.
If you have a secondary light source from a different direction, do the same for that but make your shadows are lighter and check whether they are cooler or warmer in tone than those from the main light source.
Think about graduating your colour blocks to emphasise the depth or solidity of an object.
Keep skies and water in the same tonal ranges in your painting, water reflects the sky!
Birds at Bishop’s Palace, Wells
Pen and her cygnets
Evening light on calm water
Following her home
Heron
Heron flies above
The old stone ramparts, herald
For the palace walls
Robin
Under the old yew
In the gloaming you watch me
Small red sentinel
Find my Bird haiku book for sale on Amazon here.
Breakfast with the birds
A pair of swallows
Perched on the telephone line
Call to say they’re here
Late afternoon
Willow sheds its down
Windblown to a lullaby
Sung by the goldfinch
This new collection of my poems is now available in a paperback format on Amazon Books. Click here to find it!
On subjects ranging from dreams and meditations to walking through local landscapes and towns, the author has created this omnibus edition of her lyric poems to celebrate turning sixty. This thoughtful and evocative collection celebrates everyday life and nature within the UK and acts as a diary for the poet’s inner life.
‘Stop for a second and hear the poem of your heart singing here and now.’
These handmade crochet wall decorations are perfect as a room accent for Spring into Summer. Giving a relaxed and eclectic vibe to your space, each one is unique and made by me. Just click on the title or image to go direct to my product page.
Crochet, Bead and Bell Wall Hanging Decoration
This hanging crochet wall ornament is made from cotton thread, a mix of beads (wooden, plastic, semi-precious – 1 red tigers eye and 4 mookaite and glass) and a small brass bell.
Overall length including hanging hoop is approx. : 65cm
Crochet Wall Hanging Decoration
Featuring a dream catcher charm and assorted beads this crochet wool roundel wall hanging is made from wool yarn from the UK.
Overall length of item including hanging thread approx.: 40cm
Crocheted in four contrasting colours, this pretty garland will brighten up the interior of a room and perfect for a garden party vibe. Made in 100% cotton, featuring flower & circle motifs and measuring approx. 1.5 metres with hanging loops tied at ends. Coral, mid blue, pink and pale green.
April
Two woodpigeons couched
Atop the blackthorn eating
The spent Spring blossom
On Gardening
Little goldcrest caught
Out the corner of my eye
Both searching for Spring
The chuckling hedge
Green shoulders shaking with glee
As Blackbirds shuck jokes
Dandelion clock
Goldfinch slides along the stalk
Counting down the seeds
March Morning
In the willow tree
Under a Van Gogh sky a
Robin paints in song
Goldfinches
Five feisty finches
Fill the golden willow boughs
With red hot trouble!
Powder puffs, dusted
Gold in the golden sunlight
Catkin and goldfinch
On the Spring Equinox
Now the day rises
Green leaves unfurl to greet her
And birds sing her name
