Ombré is making a massive splash in interior trends at the moment. This little mid century modern cabinet has had the Jonathon Marc Mendes ‘one brush blend’ treatment during my most recent workshop. You may have seen the ombré technique before using blended colours...
Last week I taught my very last UK workshop of 2017 using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. As usual what an amazing bunch of talented women joined us in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds to attend our workshop. This time we had not just one, but three Annie Sloan...
Some of you may think I've been quiet recently, but that's because I've been teaching painting techniques on workshops in Sweden! Check out some of the events and projects that happened whilst I was visiting this beautiful country... We were so lucky to stay in the...
I've had a massively successful trip to Ireland recently. I enjoyed and had the pleasure of working with some of the Irish Annie Sloan stockists, so I thought I would treat you to some of the projects that were created on the day using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan....
I've had just the most fun teaching one of my painting residential courses here in the UK using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. The beauty of the course is I never know what the students will bring to paint, there's always a variety of styles and shape of furniture...
I spent the weekend playing around with mixing my own purple tones using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. I used Burgundy, Aubusson Blue and a touch of Honfleur and Paris Grey for that more muted tone. I've got to say I'm pretty pleased with the end results, especially...
Colour blending with Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan is one of my favourite techniques to use to create a piece of furniture with a sense of drama. These two pieces have been painted in the same way and I also have had the joy of dying a piece of linen for the chair...
Whilst I was in Greece teaching my unique furniture painting techniques to stockists and the lovely Greek people, I was blown away by the light and colour. So I set myself a challenge to try and find all the Chalk Paint™ colours by Annie Sloan - some of the colours...
When I was waiting at Heathrow to board my plane for Greece, I simply couldn't wait to get creative and to make some new Greek friends. Since I became Annie Sloan's Painter in Residence, early in 2017, I have had so many new opportunities open up for me. I was...
The first of my UK painting residential course was so much fun and a huge success, and what a wonderful group of ladies with so much talent! We had the pleasure of working in the most idyllic setting in Lincolnshire at Papermill Cottages. Although a little chilly,...