BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 11 I have deep-cleaned my bathroom, polished my furniture, and vacuumed my carpets, all while watching apartment … More
Tag: gouache
a finished painting, and a turtle how-to
BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 3 I can’t say I haven’t got anything else to add, but I think my painting is … More
taking things slowly
BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 2 I received a lovely Venezia sketchbook for Christmas, and it’s got 200gsm paper so I like … More
wishing you all a merry Christmas
Here we are, on Christmas Eve, and I’m awaiting the arrival of my veg box delivery which is one of … More
waiting their turn
I created the birdwatching logbooks as an excuse to paint more birds, and self-publishing means I can choose which birds … More
new illustrations
I am really enjoying my painting again, probably because I have spent a few weeks drawing in my sketchbook and … More
drawing dinosaurs
…and other prehistoric beasties Whenever things get complicated, I retreat into the warmth and cosiness of geological time: it’s helped … More
Jupiter
Yesterday was a strange day for me. The results of the election across the pond were disconcerting, as although I … More
not raven mad, but a bit hare-y
The plans for new development in our area have been well-documented, and there is undoubtedly a need etc etc but … More
a sketchbook tour
Today I finally got round to filming my sketchbook tour. I had some orders to get ready and some associated … More