I am delighted to say that Friendship Travel have asked me to tutor in 2027 at 2 of their venues, The Casa Rosa in Olhão Portugal for seven nights 26th May to the 2nd of June and in Northern Ireland in Ballycastle from September the 27th to the 30th. You will have seen from my previous postings how much I have enjoyed teaching at the Casa Rosa and the joy of sketching and painting in Olhāo. 2027 will be the 5th time I have returned to the Algarve to teach. Ballycastle is a new venture for me.... Read More »

I was delighted to learn that one of my submitted pictures “Sunrise” had received a prize at the 2026 D.A.G exhibition and turned up at the Preview evening to duly collect it. I was somewhat blindsided by Sue the Chairperson when I was called to the stage again to be awarded the Edna Louden Award Rose Bowl for my services to art on the Wirral. I was absolutely delighted to receive the award which is for my part in setting up Wirral Urban sketchers and championing it for the past ten... Read More »

I have recently returned from my fourth “tour of duty” in Olhão in the Algarve where I was tutoring an Art retreat for Friendship Holidays.  We had such a lovely time! The 12 students on the course ranged in their artistic experience from “I haven’t painted since school” to confidently using watercolours and framing work. Everyone mixed in so well and there was a lot of laughing, eating, drinking and generally enjoying everything the quaint town of Olhão has to... Read More »