autumn birds

After my stint at Charleston today, I met my friend for a dog walk along the coach road, which runs … More

work in progress

I’ve been working on my website today, so expect to see some changes over the next few days of Blogtober! … More

Today I painted an illustration of one of my favourite autumn migrant species: a Fieldfare. It was really blustery and … More

illustration and self-publishing This weekend saw the third anniversary of my birdwatching logbooks. A lot has changed since 2021 when … More

I am still trying to work out a style for my artwork which isn’t an illustration. I’m not a great … More

Why use a birdwatching logbook …rather than an app, or Notes feature on your phone? Using notebooks is seen as … More

Still on a black and white theme. This partly because with gouache it’s important to mix enough of the colour … More

Here are some of the paintings and drawings I’ve been doing.

There are some birds that I find quite easy to draw, in that I can look at them and what … More

I painted these two a while ago, and I discovered them again as I was sorting through some of my … More