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

trying my new pastels

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

A visit to Bloomsbury I have been running Soho Life Drawing for the last few weeks while the founder, Ann, … More

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

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

A new logbook I am pleased to be working on a new project – I should arrange to take a … More

a wonderful moment This all sounds a bit mystical, but I had to share something that happened on my walk … More

European hornets in a bird box Last year, we had Great Tits nesting in our bird box, and despite some … More

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

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