For the past few years I've been focusing on my artwork with a view to experimenting, learning and hopefully improving my technique while taking inspiration from fellow artists and searching for my own particular style that I'm comfortable with. Looking back, I'm genuinely amazed and proud of the improvements I've made in myself and while I'm by no means at the end of the learning curve, I'm certainly along a path that I'm happy to be taking. I'll never be (and have never cla

I decide years ago that I much preferred drawing in monochrome, balancing the tones and textures while playing with light and shadow, but having been inspired by the architecture of the beautiful city of Prague from a recent visit, I realised that some places need colour. Prague is a very colourful city with painted facades, red roofs, copper green spires and of course, the red trams trundling along cobbled streets. This latest pencil drawing is a mix of colour pencils with i

A Roman holiday in Rome inspiring two original artworks of the Forum and the Temple of Hercules which are available to purchase.

A set of three art prints based on C V Cavafy's poem Ithaka based on the epic Odyssey but depicting the journey of life,

A description of the inspiration behind a pen and ink drawing of a forest with fantasy overtones.

A description of the inspiration behind a pen and ink artwork drawing of european village architecture from the alps to the Italian coast.

A mixed media drawing of the great outdoors with bears approaching a waterfall with mountains behind.

So the COVID restrictions continue, meaning lots of time indoors to concentrate on new works. I usually have a sense of needing to not spend too long on a particular piece but now I have all the time I have wanted so I've been concentrating more and pushing myself a little. When I say I've been pushing myself, I mean that I've been bolder in using dark shades to emphasise the light sources. I n this one, "Alpine Stroll", I've filled more near black areas than I would normally

I'm excited to announce new designs for posters that I'll be producing for 2020. Based on of the best known lakes in the Lake District,...

It's the hardest part of being an artist. You've poured your heart and soul into a piece of work. Conceptualised it, planned it, bought...