Experimenting with colour triads

I stare dreamy eyed at my palette, taking in all the glorious colours I've collected over the years. I plunge my brush into my favourite blue, guide it across my paper, return for some green, and then red, and brown and so on. The painting starts to look finished and I snap out of my …

Try something completely different

Lately it feels like I've been smashing my head against a brick wall. Despite a load of field trips, my good intentions to get down to it and draw something GOOD are getting me nowhere. I've dragged myself up mountains only to find my hand can't translate the views. I've sat in cafes and ruined …

Hampton Court Palace

Oh my gosh, you can see my face! I made this video a few months back, capturing a day out sketching in London. Urban sketching, or any kind of plein air work in fact, comes with its own unique set of challenges. I'll be looking into them a whole lot more in the future, but …

Camino Sketchbook Review

In September this year I managed to temporarily escape daily life and fulfil one of my dreams - walking the Camino de Santiago. But being a creative sort, just walking across a country in 40 days wasn't enough. I set myself the challenge of documenting my journey in a little watercolour sketchbook. I've always used sketchbooks …