The Journal

I’ve never really been one for keeping a diary. It probably has something to do with my not-so-great writing abilities. Even writing a post is a struggle as I never seem to know what to write… I much prefer my paintbrush to do the...

Okay. I admit it! My new tube of deep turquoise acrylic paint is the main culprit for all of my recent sun, sand, sea, and tuxedo cat ACEOs. I think I may love the colour a little too much! Anyway, here’s another cat ACEO with a seaside...

There’s nothing quite like the sound of the waves, the feel of the sand between your toes (or in your shoes), and the smell of the salt air! I love the beach and so do the cats in my latest ACEOs. Seaside Holiday is loosely based on a...

Is it a giant mug or is it a tiny kitten? This afternoon I managed to squeeze a ‘much needed’ ACEO in to my already packed schedule and as you can see I’ve been playing with scale! I love it when an idea for a painting just...

If you follow me on twitter you may or may not have heard about the Great Mouse Debacle. To cut a long story short, a family of mice invaded my home a few weeks ago and all but one have been caught & released. As you can imagine mice have...

Hope you all have had a wonderful Easter. Most of my Easter weekend was spent working on a new set of 10 cat paintings for Whitby Galleries. 3 of which can be seen below. The top painting, titled “Mouser in Training”, is an homage...

UPDATE April 4th 8AM — My watercolour paper has arrived and I managed to finish off my latest Space Cat ACEO. “The Moon Really is Made of Cheese!” is now up for auction. Ends on 10 Apr, 2012 at 22:07:21 BST Original Post...

Hurry! The auction for my lastest cat ACEO from the It’s A Cat’s Life series comes to an end in just over 3 days. Caught Leaving the Crime Scene was created using acrylic on watercolour paper. Bid Now!...

Hope Monday is being kind! Creatively it’s been a little bit of a mixed bag today. I started by revisiting my little grey party mouse product range on Zazzle and added a bunch of new products including notepads & flat thank you note...

Hope everyone has had a wonderful Wednesday! This morning I woke up with a bit of a sweet tooth and as a result I have a new kid’s birthday party invitation design available at my IckleCritters store on Zazzle. This cutesy and kid...