Looking at Sketchbooks
I 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
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Painter and Printmaker
Jun 16, 20203 min read
Seeking the Overlooked: Woodbine, Rose and Bramble
Now the hedgerows are festooned with honeysuckle, generously draping itself over sapling trees and filling the pathways with its pale golden
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Painter and Printmaker
May 24, 20203 min read
The Moth Diaries
Moths are the perfect, obliging models, who sleep during the day. I take two or three into my studio to identify and draw, where they remai
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Painter and Printmaker
Jan 26, 20203 min read
Discovering the Woodcock
My sketches and early drawing of my Woodcock print Early in December, on a cold and dreary afternoon, I left my studio to retreat to the...
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Painter and Printmaker
Nov 7, 20185 min read
How to make a Linoprint
The following article appeared on Painters Online, the online edition of "The Artist" magazine and thought it might be useful for someone...
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Painter and Printmaker
Apr 8, 20182 min read
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
To 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...
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Painter and Printmaker
Jan 25, 20183 min read
Tim'rous beastie
I love winter, but this January has been a particularly dark, damp and dreich month and I have found myself looking for signs of spring...
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Painter and Printmaker
Nov 5, 20172 min read
Venturing Forth
I 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,...
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