Spring Offerings

The Spring Equinox has arrived, a beautiful moment of equilibrium, marking the gentle shift towards longer, brighter days. In Devon, nature is awakening, and I’m deeply inspired by the burgeoning…

A Mothers Touch

With the gentle lull into early Spring comes much to look forward to, and though the hedgerows are still sparse, tentatively new buds are emerging and lambs are being born,…

4 Ways We Can Spread Love This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is always a special time of year for me. The middle of February has been a time for celebrating romance, marriage and love for thousands of years. Our…

End of year thoughts …….

A time for stillness and rest, a time to dream. My end of year thoughts… I always think this lull between the festivities of Christmas and celebrations of New Year’s…

How To Choose Art Materials

“the richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration” Monet I am frequently asked how I select my art materials. Oil paints, brushes, canvases, palette knives and...

Summer Art Inspiration

I love every season for their different qualities, but I always greet summer with a great deal of excitement, as creatively it’s such an inspirational time of year for me….

All About Heart

At the start of May, I hosted a gathering of female creatives at Pip Farm, a picturesque farmhouse deep in the stunning Devonshire countryside. Much as I love social media,…

Why Being an Artist In Devon Is Magical

Where words sometimes lack, colours and strokes are able to uniquely convey the thoughts and emotions which tumble from my brush. When I am standing in my Devon studio I…

How to Hang Wall Art: My 5 Top Tips

When Spring arrives, some people feel an almost elemental urge to rejig, reorder, revamp and rearrange their spaces, mirroring the new life and regeneration that can be witnessed in nature….

Unique Valentine’s Gifts Hand-Picked by Yvonne

Lasting infinitely longer than a bunch of real flowers, my original flowerscape paintings are a gift from the heart. Valentines, for me, is a celebration of love in all its manifestations…

Unique Interior Design Tips to Awaken Our Homes

Our lives are so busy that we sometimes treat our homes as if they are impersonal places that we merely pass through – transient places with the sole purpose of…

Using Colour to Inspire Your Interior Design Trends

Colour plays a vitally important role in the world in which we live. Colour can sway thinking and cause reactions – it is an irreplaceable form of communication and a strong…