taking things slowly

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 2 I received a lovely Venezia sketchbook for Christmas, and it’s got 200gsm paper so I like … More

Bloganuary 2025 Day 1

Well, hello 2025, how’s things? I’ve not participated in Bloganuary before, but I really enjoyed Blogtober, and it’s great to … More

No, not postage stamps, but stamp stamps. I love them, and having bought a few sets over the years, including … More

Here we are, on Christmas Eve, and I’m awaiting the arrival of my veg box delivery which is one of … More

I said I was updating the birdwatching logbooks, and that I would show you the new covers. I’ll just give … More

I went to a session or two with the London Urban Sketchers group way back pre-Covid (anyone else feel like … More

I have a Substack for my volunteering at Charleston Farmhouse (so that I don’t clog up my blog here with … More

The process from painting to scan to logbook image is quite involved, and I am working my way through all … More

Last night was another great session with Wild Life Drawing, this time about bats, with the star of the show … More

I created the birdwatching logbooks as an excuse to paint more birds, and self-publishing means I can choose which birds … More