A Still Life Chair The still life chair that comes to mind most often has to be the Van Gogh Chair. I was certainly reminded of the famous painting as…
Greenwich Park. 180 odd acres of trees, lawns and verdant delights in the urban setting that is South East London. A Cool Morning One Early September On a bright morning…
Back in November I finally got round to setting up a Twitter Account and had the idea to do a sketch or painting of The Early Bird That Catches The…
Liquorice? (Or licorice if you’re American), is the root of the herbal plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. It is a major ingredient in Bassets Liquorice Allsorts. A sweet tasting extract can be…
I finally managed to finish two Christmas paintings last week, it seemed to take for ever to do. The first, the main one at the top of the page, shows…
Should ballerinas be slender and svelte? Well these ones aren’t and they look nice and elegant to me! I had a trial pack of Stonehenge Aqua watercolour paper lying about…
A Roman Legionary Painting There was a Roman re-enactment at Dover Castle in the first week of August – Clash of the Romans – with two teams taking part in…
On a visit to HobbeyCraft earlier in the year I picked up a booklet of watercolour postcards, Aquafine by Daler Rowney, got home and wondered what to do with them….