Here is my pencil drawing of my son Edward with his Grandma.  Edward's Grandma hasn't seen this yet but we will be taking it to her in a few weeks when we travel back to Turkey.

A preview of my current silk designs.  ​I will get better photographs soon...

Here are a few more of my designs printed on silk...
‘Scruffy Teds'

Here are a few more of my designs printed on silk...
‘Motorbikes’

Here are a few more of my designs printed on silk...
‘Classic cars’

Look closely at my scarf... ​

 
My portrait and printed textiles combined!

I am currently trying out my artwork on scarves, they are not all portraits but other imagery I've painted.  I will add the others shortly.  

It has been over two years since writing on my blog!  I have been very busy, not with my portraits but with life in general. Both mine and my daughter's lives have changed in a positive direction since the tragic loss of my husband and my daughter's beloved father suddenly back in 2015.  I had to continue working through, so just did not have the time or inclination to paint my portraits. 

 A couple of years past and I meet my boyfriend and father to our 10 month old beautiful baby boy.  We are all in love and awe of our little bundle of joy and feel so blessed.  Lila-Pearl adores her brother and he adores her. We are all in such a good place right now.  Of course, not a second goes by without thinking of Mark. He will always be with us.

I have decided to concentrate on combining my portraits and my printed textile designs together for a while.  I have been working in design studios for over 20 years and would like to work on my own designs now.  

Here is a quick sketch of my daughter Lila-Pearl 11 and her brother Edward 9 months old. 

From my 'Life after Mark' series...

​Lila-Pearl asleep... I sat at the end of Lila's bed, just watching her sleep. I was overcome with disbelief and pain. How could this have happened to such a young child? Lila-Pearl and her Daddy were inseparable, it was so unfair.  Mark had looked after Lila-Pearl every day since she was 9 months old, when I returned to work after maternity leave, right up until she went to school. He then picked her up from school every day and was never late. They loved spending the school holidays together. Mark was always there for Lila-Pearl, but then all of a sudden he was gone. As I sat at the end of the bed, watching Lila-Pearl sleeping, I made the decision that this would not ruin her life. Mark would have hated that. I will do everything I can to make sure Lila-Pearl has a happy childhood. It has been so difficult, but we are on this journey together. We talk about Daddy all the time. He will always be close to us in our hearts, and having him there will keep us strong.