Welcome to Beyond the Palette where art history and entertainment are gloriously combined. 

Join me and start your voyage into a curious but often laughably familiar world as we delve into the stories, beauty and obscurity of artworks from medieval altarpieces to impressionism, via the renaissance, baroque and rococo. 

Let me take you beyond the palette where artworks, artists, scandals, myths and the simple everyday lives of ordinary people are all woven into accessible, relatable and humorous narratives to make art history as inspiring and exciting for you as it is for me. With plenty of ‘well, I didn’t know that!’ moments, I aim to enhance your cultural knowledge and make you smile along the way.

The most satisfying experiences happen in real time and I operate a range of gallery art tours at the National Gallery in London, or, if you aren’t local or would prefer to enjoy some exciting art history from the comfort of your sofa, why not book one of my virtual art tours via Zoom?

For a quirky art experience with a twist, delve into BTPTV where I’m slowly but surely working my way through western art history in bite sized arty titbits. There’s a bit of cocktail making, silliness and even a recipe or two to feast on. You won’t have seen art history presented like this before!

If, however, you’d like a taster of what Beyond the Palette has to offer, I have a large back catalogue of videos about art that you can delve into for free on the Free Art Videos page which is updated weekly. These videos are now complemented by an Elevenses Blog if you prefer to read rather than watch.

To stay in touch and find out what’s new, join the mailing list here, and to read what other people have to say about Beyond the Palette, you can see reviews on the Reviews page of the website and at Trustpilot.