Margaret had often taken a sketch book and watercolours on holidays. Now she had more time to experiment. She took a few courses and went on workshops and still does, ‘I’m always happy to try new things.’ But mainly she’s self-taught.
She has several strings to her bow: there are the watercolours featuring cats, or paintings produced on holiday, ‘it’s easier to take watercolours and a small sketchbook when you’re travelling.’ Then there are the pastels in which she produces her ‘realistic’ landscapes, fauna and flora. Margaret also uses a variety of pens and pencils for drawings. More recently she’s branched out with her acrylics for her latest work, featuring abstracted landscapes.
She paints stones too. ‘I like doing them. I like making small pieces of affordable art for people who haven’t got the space, or the money, for something larger.’ Being a Cat woman, she started with cats, but now the stone paintings include hares, bees and butterflies.
Margaret’s husband says ‘try not to get too dirty,’ knowing perfectly well that she’s bound to
come home covered in mud and leaves.
