Bird of the Day: Starling

Growing up in the 70’s, Starlings were often regarded as a nuisance, and I remember crowds of them on the … More

Bird of the Day: Oystercatcher

I painted an Oystercatcher very early on in my gouache journey when using the white paper as the white part … More

My favourite book as I was growing up was Usborne’s The Naturetrail Omnibus, and I pored over the different chapters … More

I am fortunate to live in an area where a number of Peregrines are resident. I’m not sure how far … More

When my children were younger, we used to visit the RSPB Reserve at Pulborough Brooks, and the WWT Centre at … More

Waxwings are on my Ultimate Ticklist…I may weep if I actually saw one, and that goes double if I have … More

Gulls are quite difficult to paint in my style as they have a lot of white, so I bought some … More