Annie Sloan’s Painter in Residence
Creating showcase works that celebrate the patina, colours and magic of Chalk Paint™
Project Type: Paint Brand Collaboration
Client: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™
Location: My Hastings studio
Date: Autumn 2025
Availability: Some items I create for the PiR will be available to purchase. Watch this space!
I’m delighted to be Annie Sloan’s Painter in Residence for Autumn 2025.
The programme invites leading artists to explore creative techniques with Chalk Paint™, a medium I’ve loved and used for over thirty years. My debut PIR piece, The QEST Chest, will be auctioned in support of QEST in October 2025. Stay tuned!
During the residency (I’ll be working from my own studio), I’ll create showcase works that celebrate pattern, patina, and Chalk Paint, the original decorative paint Annie Sloan created for furniture and walls in 1990.
The Brief
Annie Sloan’s Painter in Residence scheme promotes show-stopping and aspirational ways of using the Annie Sloan range through collaboration with talented creatives.
The aim is to inspire, educate and demonstrate both simple and innovative ways to use the Chalk Paint range.
See previous Painters in Residence here.
For my residency I’ve been invited to produce several projects that reflect my style and ways of working with this fabulous paint range.
In perfect synchronicity, my upcoming projects align with the Annie Sloan colour palette and the unique properties of the paint. I’m excited to immerse myself in this full spectrum of colour.
The Projects
#1 The QEST Chest
I was awarded a QEST scholarship in 2007 to deepen my research into Elizabethan decoration. That support led to many opportunities, and I remain a loyal advocate for QEST. When scholars were invited to donate a piece for the charity auction, I knew it was the perfect moment to bring these projects together.
When they invited their scholars to donate a piece of work to their Charity Auction I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to combine projects….
Meet The QEST Chest—my first project as Annie Sloan Painter in Residence.
Inspired by Swedish folk art and Indian block prints, this vintage chest is alive with dancing deer, fantastical palms, and two serene figures with rainbow halos. The story continues as you lift the lid to discover a spotty horse wandering between painted palms.
Painted in Annie’s brand new Chalk Paint™ colours (Canvas, Tyrian Plum, Jaipur Pink, Rococo White, Sandalwood Red) with a touch of Aubusson Blue, it’s a joyful play of pattern, patina, and colour.
A love letter to folk traditions and to Annie Sloan’s philosophy of “no rules, just play.”
The QEST Chest will be donated to the @qestcraft auction launching 1 October.