I received this email last week:

Hello,

My name is Valerie, i own a shop in Thailand, i visited your webpage, and will like to know if you have your merchandise and works available? Will a Master card be fine for payment? Please advise and let me know your delivery method, i can also use my carrier to make it easier.

Thanks

Valerie Hetrick.

It looked to good to be true, so I replied asking what artworks they were interested in and about her shop and I got an email back that had obviously been written by a real person: Continue reading Valerie Hetrick, an art scam →

And here’s Hastings pier

And here’s one of a seagull perching on a post.

I’ve been making some neon inspired iPad drawings again. Here’s one of the St Leonards on Sea icon, Marine Court

Here is my newest painting. It’s a portrait of Nicky and is called Cwtch. That’s a Welsh word that can be used to mean cuddle or to cuddle up.

This painting is going to be in the Hastings Arts Forum Volunteers’ show starting on 16th August and running for 2 weeks.

Cwtch

Oil on canvas

40 x 80cm

This week I’ve been painting Biff, my oldest daughter.

‘Biff’

Oil on linen

50 x 40 cm

I’ve spent the last week painting this self portrait.

‘Self portrait with brush’

Oil on linen

50 x 40 cm

I made a wire sculpture of Pauline too.

‘Pauline’

Iron and bronze wire

29 x 27 cm framed