feeling the blues

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

sketchbook tour

…and a catch up Just to let you know that I have a new sketchbook tour up in my channel, … More

September beckons When I was homeschooling, it was always lovely to get that start-of-term feeling without all the pressure of … More

by drawing a Goshawk I bought a set of soft Unison pastels from Cornelissen which have some colours I wouldn’t … More

Empress Matilda and King Stephen I have been working in my A1 paper, but I’ve been out and about this … More

in summer It’s amazing how different it is working on large paper, while standing, and drawing using a tiny pencil … More

for a change I have designated this first weekend of my self-led residency as “travelling time” as I have had … More

with Sketchbook Skool Aaaaaages ago, when I was first thinking about properly getting into art, I wanted to just learn … More

self-led, at home I always struggle a little during August. Partly because I don’t cope well in the heat (yes, … More

went into a bar, and the first one… No sorry – actually I had the opportunity to draw three beautiful … More