Updates

Coral – A Life in Music

September 16, 2023

The remit for this painting was based on the influence music had, and continues to have, on Coral’s life. David Bowie and Kate Bush being two of the early influences.…Read More

Mirablis Vita et Gloriosa Memoria

January 15, 2021

This painting was commissioned as a 70th birthday present by a husband for his wife. A great deal of ‘Top Secret’ communications via WhatsApp took place in the months, weeks …Read More

Covid, capitulation, contemplation and rejuvenation

December 26, 2020

‘Covid, capitulation, contemplation and rejuvenation’ is a commission requested by a husband for his wife as a gift for this Christmas 2020. The wish was to record a year spent …Read More

Sunlight reflecting on the sands of time…

September 8, 2020

This is a painting ‘Sunlight reflecting on the sands of time…’ recently completed and viewed yesterday by the person who commissioned it…very relieved to say that she liked it very much!

The ‘In your face painting…!’

June 29, 2020

The…’in your face painting…!’

The Velvet Easel Gallery…getting ready to re-open!

June 4, 2020

Well, this is my first visit to my gallery, The Velvet Easel Gallery in Portobello, Edinburgh since the lockdown due to Covid-19 regulations began back in March!

Douglas…

May 21, 2020

Douglas…portrait of my brother who lives in Kelowna, British Columbia…

If not now…inspired by Caged Bird…

May 19, 2020

If not now… was inspired by the Maya Angelou poem Caged Bird

A garden in lock down…

May 13, 2020

The lock-down measures to protect us all from the Covid-19 virus have been firm and unrelenting…to date.

Portrait of Louise

May 8, 2020

Louise, an Edinburgh singer songwriter, works in Twelve Triangles (next door to my gallery, The Velvet Easel Gallery in Portobello) by day and by night is Goodnight Louisa…