Last year I attended the Illustration and Print Fair at Eastbourne’s Towner Gallery and really enjoyed the experience. This year,…
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American Robin
I stayed in Airbnbs while I was visiting Chicago, and used to walk up past the other houses to reach…
A Monarch
I was fortunate enough to visit the beautiful city of Chicago a few weeks ago, and flitting among the buildings…
Kittiwakes
I am really enjoying the flying bird/Khadi paper/triptych paintings I have been doing. I visited my daughter in Newcastle recently…
Kestrel
I was speaking to a friend recently and we were discussing Gerard Manley Hopkins, and I was reminded of the…
A Teal
I wanted to paint a teal in flight so as to maximise the flashes of – well, teal on the…
Goldfinch
I have painted a goldfinch before but when I first started out with the birds, I hadn’t formulated a set…
Barn Swallow
I’ve always painted birds which are standing on the ground – I have done a few which are on a…
Peregrine falcon…again
This is my fourth oil, and probably my favourite. As I said in my previous post, I have a real…
Peregrine falcon
Peregrines are my favourites birds of prey, not only because they are phenomenally powerful, but also these falcons were my…