Book Planning and a New Bird

I am rapidly accumulating lots and lots of bits of paper. And half-finished cups of tea.

New Project

I taught myself to paint with gouache when my son gave me a Windsor & Newton starter set for my … More

I adore willow catkins, and on my dog walks it’s great to see the bright lemon yellows stand out against … More

We have had snow here in Sussex, which is actually quite rare; I think 2009 was the last proper snowfall. … More

For these two I have tried to be a little more gestural in my technique. I am self-taught with gouache … More

I collected some twigs to paint on my walk, and the first one I tackled was the horse-chestnut, or conker … More

I’m watching out for ‘budburst’, that magical time when as the name suggests, the leaves burst from the bud and … More

For this journal entry, I decided to draw a bullfinch and some more alder twigs. I copied a male bullfinch … More

I have painted two Ringed plovers but my first attempt got smudged (always a hazard with me…) so although it … More

I remember seeing a small group of these one autumn, and wondering what they were as they seemed to be … More