The blank page or the completed painting: both demand a specific kind of looking. As artists, we are constantly trained to critique external work—analysing composition, balance, contrasts, colour quality , and mark making. But the work on the easel doesn’t exist in isolation. It is an exterior map of an interior state. True artistic growth happens at the intersection of two distinct reflective practices: the Art Review and the Inner Self Review. After a relentlessly hard summ

Having space to create feels so vital...and sometimes this is headspace as much as anything.

Who doesn't love a good flow chart?! The past few weeks I have been gently getting my studio processes in order...cue messy shot of the...

My studio suffers with piles! Yup, piles of paper and paintings! As you may know, I am a member of both Alice Sheridan's Connected Artist...

North Yorkshire Open Studios is done for another year and I am gradually getting my home and studio back in order. My studio is, as many...

I dream of a light, expansive garden studio with just enough space to feel luxurious! I may complain from time to time that my space is...

January was intended for Ugly Art! Why? During Life drawing sessions I find, at some point, I am looking, hoping, to create something...

I was asked this week, as part of my Ask Me Anything Monday live chat on Instagram, "When you see other artist's work it can be very down...

This was a juicy question I was asked recently in one of my Ask Me Anything Monday sessions, live on Instagram. It has really set me...

Baby steps, Kate, baby steps! I've recently decided to step one baby step out of my comfort zone and try painting on boards, rather than...

I do love a good chat with other artists! As usual today, I did my live Ask Me Anything Monday over on Instagram. All sort of people join...

"Bag End" as our home, Oakwood, is affectionately named. has been a hive of activity! Husband Phil has been toiling away clearing a...

I was asked this week, in my Ask Me Anything Monday Q&A session on Instagram, how I manage to juggle all the elements of being a...

Insecurity! The house is currently being rewired. There are belongings and furniture EVERYWHERE! A team of three people are discussing,...

I'm feeling out of focus! I have set aside my 2 metre project as an ongoing experiment sheet and not yet started my next THING. in fact,...

This weekend saw me exploring York Open Studios, an annual tradition for me and some friends, on Saturday and attending my first meeting...

I am just home from a long weekend Artist Date trip to London. I went with good friends and fellow artists, Josie Beszant and Ian Scott...

The easy answer....sell art you LOVE! For me it feels icky to sell artworks that I don't like. It is why I cleared my archive in my...

This weekend I got back to scratch! I finally attended a day course on "Big and Bold, Black & White Abstracts" with artist Jane Burnley...

If you could have a week learning absolutely ANY new thing, what would it be? For me I feel it would be clay sculpting. I've never really...