More Goodies for the Gallery

We are sooo excited, again ! Look what we have just added to the list of little lovelies in the gallery. Fantastic traditional wooden jigsaws with a twist. Each one has little 'whimsey' pieces hidden in the picture and they are not as easy as you might think because of the odd shaped pieces. They come in two sizes 'micro' ideal for a little gift or 250 pieces fun to share the challenge. We have 4 images available at the moment but judging by the interest they are creating I think we will be adding more images next year. What makes these good old fashioned quality jigsaws even more appealing is that they are made in Britain from sustainable sources.

New place mats

As many of my lovely customers have been asking for place mats I have at last found someone to produce some. These great sets of 4 different designs in each of 4 themes are 23 cm square and available from the gallery in Masham. Hope you like them!

Meet my new friends

Bless them all, the long and the short and the tall, the fat and the slim and the small, the comical, the haughty and the naughty. They were all there at the Masham Sheep Fair. I look forward to this weekend every year to bring me inspiration for my paintings and keep me busy with ideas through the winter. Look out for my latest work and see if you can spot any of the characters from the sheep fair appearing on my website in the near future.

A smile around every corner

A chance to catch up

How Rude!

A quick wash and brush up

Friendly Rivalry

Making plans for Nigel

Best Friends

Hair styles of the day

The Sheep Fair

This weekend is the annual Sheep Fair in the market place here in Masham. Inspiration abounds as you will see from some of my photos. My sketch book is full too.

Norwegian Summer

I have spent two fantastic weeks exploring 62 fjords, filling my sketch books and enjoying the sunshine. I don't usually like to bore people with my holiday snaps but thought you might like to see some of the inspirational sights I shared with the other passengers on board Minerva.

We were treated to waterfalls, glaciers, rainbows, colourful cottages and the most amazing sunsets made even more magical by the whales that played in the reflected lights on the waters surface.