I have to warn you that this website is not well organised or probably very clear. On the whole, the most recent images are at the beginning of each page but, partly due to my lack of expertise, the paintings or garden images aren't arranged in very well. Approach it as though you were rummaging through a cupboard that had been half tidied up and then abandoned. I keep trying to improve my understanding of how to manage a website but it is getting far too complicated for me, The only good thing is that I can't work out how to change the, now very outdated, photo of me above, without sacrificing the option of 3 images!
Why do I paint and why do I garden?
'When a painting goes badly, it makes me weep - but when it goes well, I feel alive. I still play the piano better than I paint, but, whereas I don't play the piano as well as I did when I was 20, I paint better than I did last year.
Gardening is like painting, but very slowly, and with even less control. There are 3 gardens featured in this site. Crescent Lane, which, sadly isn't mine any more, but gave me huge pleasure and was responsible for getting me into gardening. It still feels part of my life, because I have some of its plants and many of their descendants in Wiltshire and Brittany. My French garden, Kerlaouen in Brittany, is a garden that teaches me to let go and not be in control. I can't, because I'm only there 3 or 4 times a year and at this year I think Coronovirus will stop me getting there at all, so the garden is on its own. It's a good life lesson! My third, and now most important, garden is Burton Grange, which was a totally blank canvas in 2013 and is now becoming a reality."
Why do I paint and why do I garden?
'When a painting goes badly, it makes me weep - but when it goes well, I feel alive. I still play the piano better than I paint, but, whereas I don't play the piano as well as I did when I was 20, I paint better than I did last year.
Gardening is like painting, but very slowly, and with even less control. There are 3 gardens featured in this site. Crescent Lane, which, sadly isn't mine any more, but gave me huge pleasure and was responsible for getting me into gardening. It still feels part of my life, because I have some of its plants and many of their descendants in Wiltshire and Brittany. My French garden, Kerlaouen in Brittany, is a garden that teaches me to let go and not be in control. I can't, because I'm only there 3 or 4 times a year and at this year I think Coronovirus will stop me getting there at all, so the garden is on its own. It's a good life lesson! My third, and now most important, garden is Burton Grange, which was a totally blank canvas in 2013 and is now becoming a reality."
