‘We spend a lot of time in the kitchen; new artworks always end up in there’

STUDIO Kirsty’s studio is in nearby Brighton. She often has up to five or six artworks in progress. She explains: ‘I think of a painting in terms of colour first, then texture, then the subject matter becomes more defined’

ARTIST’S PALETTE Oil paints have built up over 20 years on Kirsty’s palette, which is made from a piece of Formica worktop. ‘I love the malleability of oil paint before it dries and its permanence afterwards,’ she says

WALL ART Albany’s Dew Drop was used on the walls to offset the white plasterwork, carrara marble tiles and the still-life paintings by Luke Hannam (above and far left) and Sarah Bowman (left)

KITCHEN The unusual cupola and neo-classical plasterwork crown the room, where Kirsty and Robin regularly entertain. The goblets and flower mug are by Ray Wither, Kirsty’s mum