Been busy over the last few days working on 3 drawings/pictures. The idea was to use single point perspective lines and colours from my sketchbook drawings made on Hilbre Island. Quite pleased with the resulting…Read More »

I have been asked to start an Urban Sketching group on the Wirral under the wing of Wirral Society of Arts. It’s an exciting prospect and already there seems to be quite a groundswell of…Read More »

Well this week end coming 11/12th June is the Open Studios tour and once again I am mad busy framing up pictures, tidying up and generally making the studio ready for visitors. Last year I think…Read More »

I teach a group of friends, the HAGS at Hoylake community Centre, last Friday was “paint some fruit day” and the work that was done I believe was some of the best I have seen…Read More »

We have just returned from a cruise in the Caribbean, not teaching this time but visiting many of our favourite islands. We were on the P&O ship the “Brittania” and visited… well let me show…Read More »

I have two great friends Adrian and Mahiyar and we take it in turns to organise events which may nudge us a little out of our comfort zones. We were chatting and I was advised by…Read More »

Enjoyed a super day yesterday in the company of other Urban Sketchers, and my pals Suzie Overill and Annabel Clapham. We toured a selection of Liverpool’s finest hostelries sketching, drinking, and chatting. It was cold…Read More »

I was delighted to be asked along to Neston & District Arts Soc  last evening to give a demonstration and talk. We were made most welcome and set up my paints etc at the front…Read More »

There’s times when I sit at my drawing board waiting for inspiration to strike, I find if I am doing something ,drawing something and thinking about art there’s much more chance of an idea springing…Read More »

Thought I would just say a Merry Christmas to one and all, and attach this picture Cheers!

As many of you will know one of the projects I enjoy  is producing pictures with credit cards…. somehow it frees you up as you scrape paint across the surface, and I also enjoy the…Read More »

What a horrible day! At least the wind and rain has given me an excuse to spend most of the day in the studio. I didn’t produce anything I was particularly pleased with but the…Read More »

We have just returned from a cruise with Celebrity on the “Reflection” and it has been a wonderful tour to remember! I was a “Beyond the Podium” tutor and ran watercolour classes for 8 of the sea…Read More »

I’m pleased to say I have added a number of information sheets into the ” Classes” section. There’s information about the basic kit you will need to get started, sheets on papers, brushes, and some…Read More »

We have just returned from a week in Ireland , both Northern Ireland and the Republic. We had a wonderful time, the landscape is so varied, green and interesting. Our first day was a bit of a…Read More »

We enjoyed a week in St Ives with the family (four generations from Win, Pat’s mum down to James our grandson!) wonderful week and I managed a sketch a day. We were there during St…Read More »

I had been promising myself for sometime to translate one of my sketches into a larger picture, so here it is! It’s quite a challenge to achieve the sense  immediacy and freshness inherent in a watercolour sketch…Read More »

I had a really good day last week I packed a picnic and went down to the Golf club sketching. It was a blissfully balmy slow summer’s day and I sat at the back of…Read More »

I went over to Liverpool on Saturday to join in with the Urban Sketchers group run by Paul Gatenby. We met on Castle street -nice crowd of artists all keen to get sketching , the…Read More »

In spite of the blustery weather I managed a quiet hour doing a few sketches down on the front. I was just finishing when this lady wandered along the sea wall in front of me…Read More »