Back to painting murals

Now the lovely Hampshire Open Studios show is over, I’m lucky enough to be embarking on a beautiful mural for the entrance hall of a gorgeous home in Hampshire.

This high ceilinged hall will be filled with lavender, buddleja, cornflowers and all sorts for gorgeous fragrant planting.

The planning and experimentation is as fun as the painting itself, as I always try and fit in as much as I can from the gardens surrounding the house or location, and of course as many plants and insects and birds that are important or significant to those who will be enjoying it.

At the end of first stage of painting, when the mural has been planned and mapped out on the wall, then the fun starts and I can hide all manner of bugs, secrets and mementos in the leaves and blooms that cover those walls.

I’ll keep you updated as I paint!