Painter and PrintmakerAug 6, 20204 min readLooking at SketchbooksI have always loved looking at other’s sketchbooks. One of my earliest art memories is seeing a page of Samuel Palmer’s sketchbook in my loc
Painter and PrintmakerNov 7, 20185 min readHow to make a LinoprintThe following article appeared on Painters Online, the online edition of "The Artist" magazine and thought it might be useful for someone...
Painter and PrintmakerOct 28, 20182 min readTurning Over a New LeafTo know fully even one field or one land is a lifetime's experience. In the world of poetic experience it is depth that counts, not...
Painter and PrintmakerApr 8, 20182 min readTo see a World in a Grain of SandTo see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour. Winter...
Painter and PrintmakerFeb 16, 20182 min readInto the WoodsWoods I part the out thrusting branches and come in beneath the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent there is singing...
Painter and PrintmakerJan 25, 20183 min readTim'rous beastieI love winter, but this January has been a particularly dark, damp and dreich month and I have found myself looking for signs of spring...
Painter and PrintmakerNov 15, 20172 min readTrees Be CompanyI suppose it was inevitable that I should follow on from making prints of birds to making pictures of trees. Although they have featured...
Painter and PrintmakerNov 5, 20172 min readVenturing ForthI have always been rather reluctant to draw or paint in public. I am happy enough in my studio, or in a discreet place, away from view,...