wholesome mother-daughter time

painting the cat Actually, to be clear, painting a picture of the cat… My daughter came over today for some … More

a botanical connection

I love field guides. There, I said it. The older the better, and definitely illustrated rather than photographic. In my … More

I’ve been working on business-y type things a lot recently, and although I have been doing plenty of illustrating, I … More

First things first… I have gained quite a few stockists recently, and I’ve almost run out of Town & Country … More

…and other prehistoric beasties Whenever things get complicated, I retreat into the warmth and cosiness of geological time: it’s helped … More

Today I finally got round to filming my sketchbook tour. I had some orders to get ready and some associated … More

A late post again for Blogtober, apologies. I stepped out of the house into the downpour this morning and glanced … More

I was really looking forward to seeing the sea otters, and my daughter was joining me on Zoom for this … More