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Chloe
Oct 20, 20235 min read
A fox in the park: 2 days in London
This year, I’ve changed my mind about a lot of things. It took just over 48 hours to change my opinion about London. First, a little back...
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Chloe
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Art Diaries: Under The Same Sky
It is the edges of the light that I am drawn to paint, the lightways that divide the edge of place from sky, the division between land...
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Chloe
May 10, 20232 min read
Sketching Scotland
“Everything in miniature!” The lady at the art shop smiled as she scanned my purchases. A tiny, smaller-than-postcard-sized black...
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Chloe
Dec 15, 20222 min read
Art Diaries: The Blue Land
I used to fear the empty sketchbook. I was afraid of producing something less than perfect, of wasting pencils, paper and then having...
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Chloe
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Visiting the Franz Marc Museum
It’s a somewhat grueling uphill path to get to the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See, Germany. It’s even tougher with a toddler and a...
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Chloe
Nov 9, 20212 min read
New Patagonia Oil Paintings
It’s been three years since I explored the beautiful, haunting wildernesses of Patagonia, Chile during my honeymoon. A lot has happened...
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Chloe
Aug 23, 20203 min read
A virtual art holiday: the long road in – part two
It’s amazing how similar two different journeys can be.Two routes, four hours each and some of the most untouched and beautiful natural...
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Chloe
Aug 18, 20203 min read
Going on a virtual art holiday
From virtual classrooms and pub quizzes to even virtual doctor’s appointments, 2020 has been a year where plans were halted, upturned and...
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Chloe
Sep 8, 20193 min read
Hello Florence!
“When I raise my eyes to the sky, I see earthly things as well.” – Tycho Brahe, 1588 When a city is visited by 16 million people a year,...
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Chloe
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Notes from the sky
I’m not afraid of flying. It’s not one of the experiences I enjoy the most, but it’s far from pleasant. I love the hustle and bustle, and...
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Chloe
Aug 11, 20181 min read
Variations on a grey
Hi there, it’s still sweltering over here in sunny Malta, so getting stuck in to painting frosty scenes and tiny icebergs feels a big...
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Chloe
Jul 26, 20182 min read
Plein air painting in Patagonia
It almost happened without me noticing. All of a sudden I felt a searing hot pain in my fingers. No longer absorbed in what I was doing,...
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