I painted an Oystercatcher very early on in my gouache journey when using the white paper as the white part … More
Tag: British birds
Bird of the Day: Peregrine Falcon
I am fortunate to live in an area where a number of Peregrines are resident. I’m not sure how far … More
Bird of the Day: Teal
When my children were younger, we used to visit the RSPB Reserve at Pulborough Brooks, and the WWT Centre at … More
Bird of the Day: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gulls are quite difficult to paint in my style as they have a lot of white, so I bought some … More
Hospital art
I was chatting to a friend of mine who mentioned her daughter’s friend’s mum (!) was a nurse at our … More
Tawny Owl
About a month ago, I was driving my son to the station along a fast, straight stretch near me, sadly … More
Golden Eagle
I have wanted to paint an eagle for a while, but the problem I find with birds of prey is … More
Revisiting paintings
Two years ago, when I first exhibited at Ink, Paper + Print, a lovely couple from Eastbourne bought four of … More
Kittiwakes
I am really enjoying the flying bird/Khadi paper/triptych paintings I have been doing. I visited my daughter in Newcastle recently … More
Kestrel
I was speaking to a friend recently and we were discussing Gerard Manley Hopkins, and I was reminded of the … More