Things I should’ve left alone

I am often asked which of my works am I most proud of? Difficult to answer and it changes every day. I always like the latest but often...

Another page in the A5 Moleskine. Pedn Vounder Beach. Watercolour sketch. I’m enjoying sketching so much I may never do a proper painting...

My New Year’s Resolution was to start and maintain a sketchbook, prompted by the gift of a new Moleskine Watercolour Journal. I must...

I work In watercolour, acrylics and the occasional oil and am often asked which is my favourite. That is a hard one to answer because I...

Every so often I will produce a painting and be amazed in what I have done especially when it’s of a subject that I am not usually...

Watercolour is a fantastic medium for creating abstract paintings. It really is very exciting to use lots of water and watch the paint...

These two little bundles of fur came to live with us exactly four weeks ago: Bubbles & Squeak. They are really helping my loose painting...

I really enjoy pen and wash but just do them for fun rather than for sale. However, judging from the social media response to this...

I am making three trips this year to gather photos for my artwork. Whitby and Norfolk are already done and The Gower is coming up soon....

I love experimenting with how a subject works in different media. Watercolour is the natural choice for botanical studies and I painted...

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I have suddenly developed a passsion for gardening and have spent many hours on my little piece of paradise this year. When Winter comes...

I always have a camera with me, whether it is my little Sony Compact, posh Canon DSLR or on my phone. The search for good reference...

One of the pluses of lockdown - perhaps the only plus - is the time it has allowed for experimentation. These new works are a complete...

Many people have said that I should consider teaching art but I honestly could not begin to describe the process of creating my art. One...

Lockdown nearly done so making the most of the time to play with texture and colour for two more scenes from North Norfolk. Also entered...

Like everyone else in UK, I can’t wait for lockdown to end and my second jab in May. But there have been some advantages to this time at...

Lockdown is making it hard to find new references so I have revisited some old trips and sketches. These are this week’, watercolours...

When I first began to paint I visited as many galleries as I could to view art by other artists and was curious when a set of Constable...