Category: Behind the Art

Before the leaves returned and before spring fully arrived, the ravens came first — carrying twigs through cold skies while the world below them struggled through uncertain days. This is a story about those birds, a new piece of art, and the gentle reminder that hope often arrives long before we recognise it.

Do you have cupboards full of unused art and craft supplies and a trail of good intentions gone bad? Does not using them make you feel guilty or even frustrated? Try this instead …

I had a whole lot of uncalled-for criticism levelled at my art recently, to which I said nothing at the time. On behalf of all artists and creators out there, consider this my right of reply.

A new watercolour for anyone who dreams of summer and the sea …

A first glimpse at a new fantasy painting, inspired by the wild Scottish mountains Lisa now calls home.

The sun sets on our time here in England, and soon we head to our home in Scotland. To mark the bitter-sweet of the moment, I painted “Heading Home”.

Come on a verbal equivalent of an English countryside ramble with me as I explain a close encounter I just had, and why it was such an extraordinary moment.