"I have been very lucky to spend a week with friends  on the Côte d’Azur in Antibes followed by a week on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. 
Both places have inspired new work 
It was still May when I travelled to Antibes, so strictly still spring but the heatwave followed us there and it definitely felt like summer. bougainvillea in shades of pink & coral cling to the honey coloured buildings and basks in the warm sunshine. 
The evening skies were shades of the palest blue & lilac & the scent of jasmine hung heavy in the air. 
On the beautiful Dorset coast summer had arrived. The sea was turquoise & the skies clear blue. The smell of freshly cut grass is so nostalgic and one that I love. The green fields & trees are a fresh & vibrant green full of poppies, cow parsley & colourful grasses all gently waving in the breeze. 
The days of summer are wonderfully long and the sound of people chatting, laughing & jumping into water surround us. Temperatures climb & the colours lose the clarity of spring, becoming softer and more muted. 
I have found inspiration once again in the colours of the sea & sky but also on the beaches & in the countryside."