Dress in 17th-Century Portraiture
What you Wear is Who you Are Dress in 16th and 17th century portraiture was loaded with meaning. Elizabeth I’
Tudor Inspiration for The Long Wait
I have been intrigued by the portraits of pregnant women, such as the ones painted by Marcus Gheeraerts. Pregnancy is
Lace History: The Boleyn Canopy
The Anne Boleyn Canopy is a large lace cover held at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. It is made up from
She Becomes Her
In this painting I was inspired by the paintings of Robert Peake the Elder (ca. 1551-1619). He was an English
A Short History of Early Lace
Although we may now think of wedding dresses and lingerie when we think of lace, in the 17th century lace
Harley Gallery Exhibition
My solo exhibition at The Harley Gallery opened this weekend with a ‘Walk & Talk’ which was very well attended.
The Lace used in Three Pearls and A Fine Thread
My painting Three Pearls went to a new home recently. I am very pleased that a wonderful couple has purchased
Artists in the Frame
The exhibition ‘Artists in the Frame: Self Portraits by Van Dyck and Others’ is now open to the public at Manchester
BP Portrait Award in Sunderland
The BP Portrait Award 2014 – which includes my paintings from The Lace Trail series, opens today at Sunderland Museum &
The Lace Collar
This is the last painting in the series ‘The Four Ages of Woman’ which shows a woman in four stages
BP Portrait Award 2014
17th Century Old Master paintings and sumptuous Jacobean styled costumes are some of the associations had and the inspiration for
