carping on

a birthday present I’m not a fan of fishing myself, but my daughter’s other half goes off to France periodically … More

time off from time off

but that’s allowed, right? I am enjoying having some time to explore my own art process, but 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

until now Ugh, I am not a fan of hot weather, and much as I like the sunshine and flowers … More

I recently bought a former-library copy of another book in the Reader’s Digest Nature Lovers Field Guide series, this time … More

painting the cat Actually, to be clear, painting a picture of the cat… My daughter came over today for some … More

I attended an online celebration of pigeons last night with Wild Life Drawing, and the author Charlie Bingham (not Charlie … More

I’ve been working on business-y type things a lot recently, and although I have been doing plenty of illustrating, I … More

another Wild Life Drawing class I have been watching the Ravens nesting on the pylon next to the Cuckoo Trail … More

I’m still amazed that I can see species that are new to me, even though I have been watching the … More