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Ideas. Inspiration. A little creative mischief.

If you’re drawn to abstract and semi-abstract art, sketchbooks, colour and a little art-related mischief, this is your corner of the internet.

Here you’ll find stories, videos, inspiration, art making advice and small creative nudges. I share thoughts from my creative practice in the hope they may be interesting or helpful.

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The space between creative ideas

In art, the space around and between things is part of the composition, and I find it helpful to think about my art practice in the same way.

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Thinking on paper

I love writing my thoughts down on paper. Catching a fleeting thought and writing it down helps me see it more clearly.

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The art of not knowing

I’m in the middle of a series of new paintings and I’ve been thinking about the process of creating paintings.

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