Something of a red-letter day as 7 of my paintings are now exhibited at the wonderful George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham. If you can call in (open Tuesday - Saturday) Michael and Gary will be delighted to show you round. http://www.thegeorgefarnhamgallery.uk

Even as a small child I have been enchanted by beautiful papers - from the wrapping paper that bound my Christmas presents to the waxy parchment papers used in baking or the purple tissue paper that wrapped around tangerines in my father's shop. So today is a red letter day as I am visiting Shepherd's Fine Paper store in London. I've been buying on-line for some time but to visit and spend a happy afternoon looking at samples and identifying the best papers for my work was a