The Beauty of British Fish: cod & pollack

more paintings of our fishes Here are a couple more illustrations of some British fish, or at least, fish that … More

trout and otters

I have discovered I really like painting fish. It’s my friend’s birthday coming up and I wanted to make him … More

It’s a Mast Year Last autumn, following the weird non-spring and what-was-that summer, I remember feeling troubled by the lack … More

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

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