We have had snow here in Sussex, which is actually quite rare; I think 2009 was the last proper snowfall.…
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Oak and Ash
For these two I have tried to be a little more gestural in my technique. I am self-taught with gouache…
Horse-chestnut
I collected some twigs to paint on my walk, and the first one I tackled was the horse-chestnut, or conker…
Lime buds
I’m watching out for ‘budburst’, that magical time when as the name suggests, the leaves burst from the bud and…
Nature Notebook II
For this journal entry, I decided to draw a bullfinch and some more alder twigs. I copied a male bullfinch…
Catkins and Siskins
Today started off looking immensely promising with snow forecast, and a pink sky. Sadly, the forecast didn’t follow through, and…
New Woodcut
I had a go at a woodcut now that I have my beautiful new Pheil tools and a birch blank.…
Frost
The weather yesterday was spectacular, and as mentioned in my previous post, I am really enjoying the shapes and colours…
New Tools
I was so thrilled to be given a new set of carving tools for Christmas – especially as they weren’t…
Ringed Plover
I have painted two Ringed plovers but my first attempt got smudged (always a hazard with me…) so although it…