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The shape of a month

One thing I've realised over the last year is that I have a terrible memory for my own creative life. I can get to the end of a month feeling as though I've barely done anything. I'll look around t...

Painting places that matter

I wrapped up a big batch of commissions recently, and the studio feels strangely empty without them now. For a while there, I had paintings heading to Scotland, the US, and around New Zealand all s...

Eight Months of The Painted Post.

Eight letters, eight prints, and the small shifts that shaped a year in the studio. The Painted Post began as a small idea: to send art and stories out into the world in a slower, more personal way...

Coming soon: The Hours Between

Back in June I wrote about loosening the rules on what a “collection” should look like. Not holding out for twelve polished works on the same theme, but letting smaller groups come together when th...

A Pause in the Middle of the Mess

Time, or the lack of it, is a constant in my studio. There are colours I want to test, compositions I want to crack. Half-finished thoughts waiting, somewhat impatiently, in the wings. Most days, i...

The Great Studio Sale of 2025

This studio has been chugging along for two and a half years now. It works. Mostly. I got it to a functional state when I moved in. Enough shelves to get by, enough space to paint. Then I left it t...

More Colour, Less Accuracy (May’s Painted Post)

Near the end of the Kepler ridgeline, there’s a spot that made me stop. I took a photo, knowing full well it wouldn’t do it justice — but I wanted to try. The whole track is like that. One incredib...

How a Hike Turned Into a Painting Practice

I didn’t start hiking because of my art. I’d never really considered it much, until a friend from Germany came to visit and mentioned she was doing the Routeburn. She asked if I wanted to join. At ...

Not everything needs to be a collection

I’ve been working in collections for a while now. And while I like the structure, it helps narrow things down so I’m not overwhelmed. I've also started to miss the freedom of painting whatever I wa...

Making Space for Unfinished Work

Making space for unfinished work (and letting it stay that way) Sketchbooks are my happy place. They’re messy, full of bad art, half-baked ideas, and trails of nonsense notes. They’re where ideas l...