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Oct 20, 20235 min read

A fox in the park: 2 days in London

This year, I’ve changed my mind about a lot of things. It took just over 48 hours to change my opinion about London. First, a little back...

Jul 10, 20232 min read

Art Diaries: Under The Same Sky

It is the edges of the light that I am drawn to paint, the lightways that divide the edge of place from sky, the division between land...

May 10, 20232 min read

Sketching Scotland

“Everything in miniature!” The lady at the art shop smiled as she scanned my purchases. A tiny, smaller-than-postcard-sized black...

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Art Diaries: The Blue Land

I used to fear the empty sketchbook. I was afraid of producing something less than perfect, of wasting pencils, paper and then having...

Oct 10, 20223 min read

Visiting the Franz Marc Museum

It’s a somewhat grueling uphill path to get to the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See, Germany. It’s even tougher with a toddler and a...

Nov 9, 20212 min read

New Patagonia Oil Paintings

It’s been three years since I explored the beautiful, haunting wildernesses of Patagonia, Chile during my honeymoon. A lot has happened...

Aug 23, 20203 min read

A virtual art holiday: the long road in – part two

It’s amazing how similar two different journeys can be.Two routes, four hours each and some of the most untouched and beautiful natural...

Aug 18, 20203 min read

Going on a virtual art holiday

From virtual classrooms and pub quizzes to even virtual doctor’s appointments, 2020 has been a year where plans were halted, upturned and...

Sep 8, 20193 min read

Hello Florence!

“When I raise my eyes to the sky, I see earthly things as well.” – Tycho Brahe, 1588 When a city is visited by 16 million people a year,...

Aug 15, 20193 min read

Notes from the sky

I’m not afraid of flying. It’s not one of the experiences I enjoy the most, but it’s far from pleasant. I love the hustle and bustle, and...

Aug 11, 20181 min read

Variations on a grey

Hi there, it’s still sweltering over here in sunny Malta, so getting stuck in to painting frosty scenes and tiny icebergs feels a big...

Jul 26, 20182 min read

Plein air painting in Patagonia

It almost happened without me noticing. All of a sudden I felt a searing hot pain in my fingers. No longer absorbed in what I was doing,...