Nothing like a glorious sunset to reset one's mojo. Watching from Sterling Castle this evening.

Wrapping up loose ends today before I head off on a road trip with Rory Solomon.socks to the north coast of Scotland....🥰
Any orders in my online shop will be sent out on Tuesday 30th April.
Thank you for your patience while I take a wee break 💚
#scotland #highlands #bookshelfart

Another super framing job from #abacusframing in Mytholmroyd. Thank you 🙏
'Beside The Seaside now ready to pack up and post to @nicholasbowlbygallery for @affordableartfairuk Hampstead 😊

#affordableartfairhampstead #bookshelfpainting

Varnished and ready for framing. 😊
I love using Gamvar varnish from Gamblin Colors 🖌️ Unlike other varnishes it can go on as soon as the oil paint is touch dry, which works well for me as I'm always flying close to the wire on deadlines!!🤣

#gamvarvarnish #oilpainting #bookish

I had a lovely time down by the river photographing this new card in the morning sunshine.
Isn't the moss just so fabulously greeeeeen!
Feeling the joys of 🌱🌼

#bytheriver #riverside #springtime #bookish #moss

Happy Spoon Day!! A fabulous afternoon around the fire pit at @withinthewooduk
We select wood and used axes, hatchets & knives to whittle our own spoons. Joe was a fountain of knowledge and skills, and a lovely chap to spend the afternoon with :-) #woodcraft #spoonwhittling

Varnishing time always gives me a great feeling of satisfaction as I run my brush and eyes over a finished bespoke painting. 🥰

#oilpainting #bibliophile #shelfportraitartist

The fascinating hidden histories behind book spines: gloriously varied under-papers exposed to view now their spines have collapsed.
Old newspaper adverts; accounts ledgers; pages of notes: the book-binders would never have imagined them seeing the light of day again.

A blast from the past here with my 'Plays Pleasant' #shelfportrait oil painting from 2019

A merry throng of bright #penguinpaperbacks , with a glimpse of a row of vintage #panpaperbacks stacked on top of them 💚

Somewhere to note down the evidence....
These Agatha Christie Notebooks now available in my online shop. The cover image is from my original Shelf Portrait oil painting 'Partners In Crime'.

#agathachristie #partnersincrime #bookishart

Merry Spring! 🌱🐝💚🌼

The palest of browns
Curling, furling, delicate
Hanging on 'til Spring

#nature #haiku #saturdaystroll #mindfulness

It was super to meet @brontebirthplace at Harrogate Book Fair. Fundraising to turn the house in Thornton where the Brontë sisters were born into a centre of inspiration.
(Image of my #shelfportrait oil painting: 'Novels of The Sisters Bronte'.

#brontesisters #brontebirthplace

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!
Oh I do like to be beside the sea!

This #shelfportrait oil painting is now complete 🙂 I've really enjoyed painting this one (I know I say that about them all, but I do!!).
#bookish #oilpainting #bookshelfart

I visited my friend ⁦Roo Waterhouse Art⁩ at her studio yesterday. She makes beautiful, meticulous “shelf portraits” of your favourite books. I’ve got one and love it so much.

A weekend for striding out on them there moors - whatever the weather!!
'Pathways' Limited Edition print from an original #shelfportrait oil painting now available in my online shop 😊
#booklover #bookish #bibliophile #bookcollector #bookart

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Definitely the coolest swimming spots ever 😎💚
#sookepotholes
#vancouverisland

O is for OPEN!!!
Here we are (D is for) doing HebdenBridgeArtists (I is for) in @Northlightart

#openstudios #hbopenstudios2023 #shelfportraitartist

This weekend HebdenBridgeArtists I am unveiling a new Limited Edition print:
'The Edge of Time'
A spacey collection of #sciencefiction classics! #womanontheedgeoftime #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
@Northlightart
#sciencefiction books #hbopenstudios2023 #scifibooks #pbfa