The joy of new projects

and a very happy desk I have given myself two new birdwatching logbook projects, and making new titles really is … More

Discovering the okapi

with Wild Life Drawing and Simon Pooley I have always had a soft spot for okapis ever since I acquired … More

Are you a sketchbook person or a loose pages person when it comes to your art practice? I saw an … More

The rain and cold has been pretty relentless here in Sussex so far in 2026, and while I struggle with … More

aka hello mojo As an artist, I find it disconcerting when I have no desire to paint or draw, and … More

these are happy blues …if that’s not a contradiction. I have a small, perfectly-formed space where I live with my … More

meet the team for 2026 It has been lovely to have a few days off over Christmas, and I’ve now … More

as they don’t fit into squares I thought I would be champing at the bit to paint exotic birds, but … More

and not a drop to drink My daughter lives in Tunbridge Wells, where they are still battling with the water … More

I promise I’m still painting birds I have finished the salmon painting for my daughter’s boyfriend, and this time I … More