Just returned from a voyage on the Azamara “Quest” sailing from the Canaries to Cape Town via many fabulous destinations, not least being St Helena a little pimple of an island in the middle of…Read More »
This year’s art holiday was a great success and I am delighted to say Friendship travel have asked me to do it all over again next year. So 12-19th September we shall be returning the…Read More »
Just returned from Portugal where I was running an art course for a week. The Casa Rosa Villa is in Olhao in the Algarve and was a fab venue for the 12 students on the…Read More »
looking forward to a week in the sun with some enthusiastic students at “The Casa Rosa” in Olháo a seaside town in the Algarve. We have 11 participants which means every room in the hotel…Read More »
Delighted to report one of my submissions to the Deeside Art Group’s Annual exhibition was awarded a prize during the judging. My multi-media piece called “St Ives from Smeaton’s pier was the winning entry. Great…Read More »
Enjoyed a lovely day with an enthusiastic bunch of artists from the Deeside art group. Because the usual venue was closed for refurbishment one of the group offered her beautiful home as the venue for…Read More »
I am delighted to say I shall be teaching in the Algarve at the Casa Rosa again in 2025 ! I am looking forward to a week with 12 students this coming October and “Friendship…Read More »
I enjoyed a morning with Heswall U3A art group on Tuesday 24th April. A small but enthusiastic group who had asked me to do a demo which I could do in stages so they could…Read More »
Thank you to the artists of Wallasey Arts Society for a fine welcome and their enthusiastic participation in some watercolour projects this morning. It was a real treat to visit Earlston Library in Wallasey. I’m…Read More »
I am attaching here a sheet of watercolour exercises which students are free to download. Some of the icons have featured in my recent demonstrations and workshops. The idea being that they are a popular…Read More »
Enjoyed a wonderful morning in Chester (Saturday 6th April 2024) with a large group of Urban sketchers drawn from many different places, The “Draw on Tour” group were visiting and Liverpool decided to switch their…Read More »
Enjoyed a lovely morning in the studio attempting to teach a couple of pals the nuances of watercolour painting. Surprising how hard it can be when you know the people well to effectively teach in…Read More »
Delighted to have had two of my pictures selected for the Wirral open at the Williamson Art Gallery, and even more delighted to say that one of them sold! I thought the exhibition beautifully showcased…Read More »
Had a lovely day today with T.A.G. over at Waverton near Chester. Super venue and a warm welcome . Demonstration with a bit of a difference trying to cover six topics in the allotted two…Read More »
My New Year’s resolution was to post here much more regularly…..and now it’s March, how did that happen? 2023 was very busy with art projects, workshops, demos and the like and I thoroughly enjoyed each…Read More »
Enjoyed a super day last Friday with the Avenue Art Group up in Garstang. The workshop was focussed on a summer landscape in the “mosaic” style and they produced some very fine work . some…Read More »
I have been working on some ideas for a workshop and demo I shall be doing for Garstang Art group next Friday. The idea is to produce a sunny, summer, landscape view. The style is…Read More »
I saw this cartoon on FaceBook and I think it is just brilliant! Many students in my classes hold the belief that skill in art is somehow something you are born with. It is not!…Read More »
Just finished a watercolour of Wirral Golf Club (formerly Wirral Ladies). the picture is taken from a sketch I did just before Christmas when we had the heavy frost and snow. It was a beautiful…Read More »
As reported the other day I have just returned from a teaching post on Cunard’s Queen Victoria. We stopped at a number of interesting ports and enjoyed some tris ashore which of course included some…Read More »