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Following a chance conversation at the Private View of my recent solo exhibition with friends who were looking for a print for their bathroom, I made GREEN SANCTUARY. This is a linocut with watercolour of an imagined bathroom with lots of houseplants from my own collection. I particularly wanted the tiles to be celadon green as for some reason this came to mind when I was chatting about how it might look. Thanks very much to Sam for the photos of your gorgeous bathroom. #drawingsocietyuk #swainfo #bathroominspiration #botanical #houseplantlove #celadongreen #linocut #reliefprintmaking #watercolour #plantinspiration #miltonkeynesart #dmrframing

Botanical Symphony. This is a print I made specially for my solo exhibition at The Stables Theatre in Milton Keynes. It combines architectural detail from The Stables music venue, with plants I selected for their musical connections. The exhibition is on till early October, do pop in if you’d like to see my work. Opening times available on The Stables website. @stablesmk @drawingsocietyuk @swainfo #stablesmk #botanical #musicalflowers #linocut #printmakingart #swainfo #sgfa #flowersofinstagram #watercolour #ferns #musicvenue #miltonkeynesart #bucksculture #botanicalart

Lovely trip to @mallgalleries to drop off my work for Society Women Artists exhibition. My trusty portfolio did its usual fab job of transporting (heavy) artwork, this time with addition of string as one print a bit wider than usual 🫣. Really looking forward to the private view, always a lovely day 😍 @swainfo @drawingsocietyuk #miltonkeynes #mallgalleries #printmakingartist

Thank you to all the lovely people who made it to the Private View of my exhibition “The Architecture of Nature” on Saturday, despite the rain storms. Thanks for all the lovely comments, sales and beautiful bouquet from @katharinesorensen which I think will become a new artwork 😁. Also thank you for persuading me I should have a PV @meta_static 😊 I will post about the new print I made for this exhibition - ‘Botanical Symphony’ soon. If you’d like to visit the exhibition there is information on the Stables website or on mine- link in bio. #stablesmk #miltonkeynesart #miltonkeynesculture #botanical #botanicalart #drawingsocietyuk #swainfo #printmakingart #linocut #woodcut #bucksculture @drawingsocietyuk @swainfo @stablesmk

Congratulations! Since becoming an Associate Member three years ago you have taken a full and active part in the Society. On behalf of the Council, I have great pleasure in offering you Full Membership. Lovely news 🤗. I’m honoured to be accepted as a full member of the Society Graphic Fine Arts. ‘Founded in 1919, the Society promotes fine drawing skills in both traditional and contemporary media. Today there are more than 160 elected members of the SGFA across the UK — professional artists from all areas of the art world who work in all drawing and printmaking media.’ #drawingsocietyuk #drawing #printmakersofinstagram #linocut #botanicalart #essdee_uk #swainfo

Three of my botanical prints are on show at The Gallery Holt in their current exhibition ‘In Bloom’. I’m delighted to have been invited to take part, it’s a very beautiful collection of works, with a range of styles and media 5 APRIL - 13 MAY 2025 The Gallery Holt Norfolk NR25 6HS ‘The exhibition brings together artists capturing some of natures most beautiful creations in a variety of different media.’ For information or to view and purchase from the online gallery visit their website - thegalleryholt.com @thegalleryholt @drawingsocietyuk @swainfo #botanic #botanicalart #flowers #linocut #reliefprint #watercolour #thegalleryholt #drawingsocietyuk #swainfo #lace #norfolk #summergarden #wildflowers #flowersmakemehappy

Delighted to have two of my prints - Ferns and Fuchsias and Winter Garden selected for the Society Women Artists 164th annual exhibition in June at The Mall Galleries, London. It is always such a beautiful exhibition, do visit @swainfo for all details about the Society and the exhibition. #swainfo #drawingsocietyuk #printmakingart #printmakersofinstagram #botanical #botanicalart #flowersmakemehappy #flowers #fuchsias #linocut #watercolourflowers #watercolour #miltonkeynesartist #ferns

Not long now until this year’s Drawing Society exhibition 🙌 I’ll be taking my prints down to the Mall Galleries tomorrow, so if you see someone struggling with a giant black bag on the train to Euston station - that’ll be me 🤗😁😱 #mallgalleries #drawingsocietyuk #printmakerscouncil #reliefprint #drawing #linocut #swainfo #thegalleryholt #essdee #exhibition #watercolourpainting #miltonkeynesartist

Just finished this one, no title yet but it is my garden a couple of weeks ago so ‘Winter Garden’ 😊 This is a linocut printed on Somerset Textured paper with oil based ink, painted with watercolour. Waddya think 😀 Thank you to @essdee_uk for the Lino which was part of my Essdee Ironbridge print prize 🤗. #linocut #reliefprint #garden #hellebores #winterplants #watercolour #botanicalart #st_cuthberts_mill #hawthorninks #mkart #ferns #plantae #leaves #green @drawingsocietyuk @swainfo

Delighted to have 3 of my prints selected for this exhibition. Thank you so much to the selection team 😊. A bit surprised, but pleased, that ‘Here comes the sun’ (that’s the one without any of my usual plants) was chosen, I was very unsure about it as it’s quite different to my other work, and was very challenging to draw and cut. 😊 @drawingsocietyuk @swainfo #drawingsociety #linocut #printmaking #printmakerscouncil #mallgalleries #artistsoninstagram #miltonkeynesartist #watercolour #botanicalart #ukr3 #print #drawing #woodcarvingart

Delighted to have had my work selected for the Ironbridge Printmaking competition and exhibition 2024. And 😮some lovely news to cheer me up after a bit of a bleurgh week 😣 with my art- I won a prize 😀. Thank you @ironbridgefinearts for selecting me and Thank you very much to @essdee_uk for selecting my print - Queen Anne’s Lace for their prize🤩. Bit sad I couldn’t make the private view but deffo gonna visit soon. The exhibition is on now until November, all details on @ironbridgefinearts and their website. Now to get started on some new work and finish some of the several prints hanging around in my studio 🥴. #printmaking #wildflowers #lace #cowperandnewtonmuseum #essdee #linocut #ironbridgefineartgallery #swainfo #drawingsociety #miltonkeynesartist #printmakerscouncil #reliefprint #monochrome #bucksartweeksofficial

Just finished this print- been an absolute mission to get it completed in time for ‘Ukraine from past to future’ an exhibition of work by British and Ukrainian artists at Milton Keynes Central Library in September. It’s now with the lovely @dmrframing who will do their usual brilliant job on the framing 🤗. The inspiration for this print is Ukrainian White work lace showing stylised sunflowers and ears of wheat, the leaves and flowers are Viburnum (Guelder Rose) the national shrub of Ukraine which symbolises rebirth and infinity of life in their culture. Very honoured to be invited to take part in this by Tatiana Birch, thank you 😊 For information about the event visit https://www..org.uk/submission-event/ukraine-from-past-to-future-exhibition.html #linocut #ukraine #miltonkeyneslibrary #miltonkeynes #guelderrose #lace #printmakerscouncil #ukraineappeal #botanicalart #reliefprinting #bucksculture #miltonkeynesevents #swainfo #drawingsocietyuk

Had a lovely mum daughter day visiting the PV of the Society Women Artists exhibition at the Mall Galleries on Wednesday. Here is a rarely seen photo of me 🫣thanks Abi. Great to see the beautiful work of fellow Milton Keynes artist @asyadudkoart 😊 Thank you to the SWA for selecting my work and for such a wonderful exhibition 💛💜It’s the last day today if you’d like to visit. #womenartists #miltonkeynesartist #mallgalleries #sheffieldbotanicalgarden #printmaking #botanicalart @swainfo @drawingsocietyuk

Every year, the SWA exhibition raises money for Breast Cancer Now. This year we also have another wonderful charity evening planned for Meningitis Now. The SWA is a very historic and important society. It was founded in 1855 by courageous and talented women who were unable to exhibit in the male-dominated culture they were born into. Every generation of women since has taken the baton and run with it with an energy and determination that comes through in their vibrant and eclectic work today. The Society of Women Artists’ 163rd Annual Open exhibition will be at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, St. James’s, London SW1Y 5AS (June 25th – 29th) Visit www.society-women-artists.org.uk for further information and opening times. @mallgalleries @swainfo @drawingsocietyuk #womenartists #printmaking #mallgalleries #miltonkeynesartist #sheffieldbotanicalgardens #botanicalartist #botanicalart #flowersofinstagram #gardensofinstagram #linocut

Thought I’d share some photos of my garden. The inspiration for a lot of my artwork. It’s looking rather good I think despite all the rain. Lots of roses which are so easy and don’t seem to care if they’re growing in a bog or a desert 😊 #garden #roses #englishgarden #miltonkeynes #flowersofinstagram #printmaker #botanical #botanicalart #bucksartweeksofficial #flowerartist

It’s coming soon………😀🌻

Happy Easter and here’s some eggs 😊 #linocut #drawingsocietyuk #swainfo #bucksartweeksofficial #printmaking #reliefprint #eastereggs #watercolour #objet

Today I have been mostly getting ready to print my latest Linocut. Drawing finished. Traced and reversed. Transferred to lino (which I stained red with acrylic ink so I can see what I’m doing 🤪). Ternes burton pins attached to mount board. Ternes burton slips attached to paper- Somerset velvet😍. This will be a reduction print which I haven’t done for yonks so what could possibly go wrong 😵‍💫😵‍💫😀 #linocut #flowersofinstagram #botanicalart #swainfo #drawingsocietyuk #fobsheffield #reliefprint #printmaking #printprocess #drawing #st_cuthberts_mill #somersetpaper #ternesburton #printprep #tropicalflowers #bucksartweeksofficial #miltonkeynesartist #botanicalgardens

And while we’re here 😊 SGFA - the Drawing Society’s Annual exhibition opens on Monday 11th March at the Mall Galleries, London. Really looking forward to seeing everyone’s work and maybe meeting some of the artists at the PV 😊 #sgfa #drawingsociety #swainfo #mallgalleries #drawing #londonexhibitions #londonthingstodo #artistsoninstagram #printmaking #artgallery

And here’s the 3 in a line 😀