Cockerel

I saw this cocky little chap strutting around a farmyard when I was sketching there one summer.

Heart Doodles

I did this yesterday at art club after seeing a heart doodle on a blog I follow 'withmybootsandsketchbook'. I love trying different styles. I used to be too afraid of failure but now I think – What the heck it’s only a piece of paper!

St Bygone

The little girl on the right is me with my Mum and Dad - note the white socks and black patent leather shoes! Modern day dress is so much more comfortable.

El Cortijo

I lived in Spain for seven years and when I saw this picture in Leisure Painter it inspired me to have another go at oil painting.

Happy Days

This picture is also done entirely from memory but I can't remember which beach inspired it!!

Memories of Montmartre

One of the paintings that I sold at the exhibition was in this naive style so I thought I'd use it again. This is done entirely from memory as it was at least 40 years ago that I visited Paris.

St Ives Bay

I just thought this was a nice subject to paint.

Fishy Goings On

Here is one of my latest paintings - something nice and bright for my first post on my new blog.

After being ill and not painting for six months I sold four paintings in our local exhibition and regained my enthusiasm. I was inspired by an article in Leisure Painter to try a different style and this was the result.