It has been a while since I last posted on here. July was a very hot month, and the paint was drying before I could put it onto the canvas. August was better, but there was difficult family news in the middle of the month; my father’s older brother died. This brings up so many… Read More September

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Questions about race There has been some discussion recently about how Christ should be portrayed in our homes and churches; is it acceptable to continue to portray Christ as white, when we all know the historical Jesus was a Middle Eastern Jewish man? Should we be more representational, and restrict our depictions to our modern… Read More Christ the Mouse-Elephant

… a selection of saints with names beginning with a. Most of these are 8″ x 10″, but some are larger; 8″ x 20″ (Augustine, Ambrose and Alban) or 16″ x 20″ (Annunciation). Most are on Loxley Gold box canvas, apart from the Archangel diptych of Michael and Gabriel, which is on a different canvas.… Read More A is for …

  These are just a few pictures of doctors, nurses and others working in the field of medicine or medical care to help not just those around them but ultimately all of us. John Snow, Ai Fen and Li Wenliang, Florence Nightingale, Mary Slessor, Sister Agnes Valois, Irene Sendler, Ruth Pfau, Edith Cavell, Alice of… Read More Medicine

Some new pictures for Spring 2020; Valaam Theotokos, God resting on the 8th day, the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, Pope Francis, William Morgan, Christ Calming the Storm, the Flight into Egypt, the Holy Family at home, the Visitation, Li Wenliang and Ai Fen, Soren Kierkegaard, Refugees in Somalia, Children in Ethiopia, Aholiab and Bezalel making… Read More Spring 2020

In the early stages of lockdown in the UK we had the most incredible spring, with clear blue skies and beautiful blossom on the trees. I took some photographs of these trees on my daily walk for exercise, and then came home to paint them. This series of trees helped me to find my way… Read More Painting under lockdown

I hope everyone is keeping safe and well during these difficult times. I had to revert to painting pictures of trees for a while, before finding my way back to the icons; it is not easy to keep going. My database skills are a shade rusty, but I am attempting to sort out a list… Read More Database