In my endeavour to create more detail in my drawings I have used a new technique. Using pens instead of pencils, my "canvas" was a Gesso Board - a thick board which has several layers of white gesso on top which are then sanded to a very smooth finish. This provides a surface that can be worked on harder than paper but also scratched away to reveal clean white through the drawing. For the ink, I used Stylefile marker pens together with black acrylic ink and India ink for vari

I'm delighted to announce that I am now one of the artists selling in a new art shop in the lovely town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales....

I have several digital paintings set in the Lake District that follow a theme of looking into bright sunshine that have proven to be popular so I have added three new paintings to add to the collection. Friar's Crag, a well known spot on the shore of Derwent Water looking towards Catbells. Striding Edge, the famous ridge heading up Helvellyn. And the Langdale valley with the loveable herdwicks.

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

With lockdowns and tiers or levels becoming a way of life, I was inspired to do this pencil drawing. The view is from indoors where it's dark and time passes slowly. I'm working on an inspired drawing but my thoughts and sights are to the outdoors where I want to be free, chasing dreams and adventures with my love by my side. We may not actually be prisoners in our homes but the current restrictions by authorities are certainly curtailing our freedoms and we can only pray tha

Can it actually be 3 months since my last post?! This Covid business certainly plays havoc with all sense of time. In my last post, I...

Not as far as this Coronavirus lockdown goes, unfortunately, but the title of a new painting. As a self-employed artist, I'm well used to...

Two new digital artworks available, based upon the style of "This Way & That". These are inspired by summer days spent outdoors in the...

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,...

Cumbrian scenes have been very much my theme these past months but I do need to have a break now and again. Being the season of good...