Can you paint me a dandelion please? It was a beautiful sunny day when these words drifted over to me from a very dear friend.  At first the enormity of…

Is the tide receding or advancing?  It doesn't matter how many people try to paint the same image, none will look the same.  Each artist has their own hand.  This…

This kitten was created in a fleeting moment!  I was attending a workshop to develop skills using pastels.  I had chosen to study eyes and spent a good while exploring…

A few of my earlier paintings were created under the guidance and instruction of mentors.  Many famous artists worked as apprentices to the great masters to learn their trade, and…

New to the east coast of England I wandered around my new surroundings and took photographs to familiarising myself with the area.  I really had no idea how important the…

Of all the beautiful views I could have painted of Titchmarsh Marina, I chose the filling station.  Why because of the reflection i the water at the fuel filling station. …

Why I felt the need to paint this goat I'll never fathom.  I saw him on a visit to Layer Marney, a site of historical interest.  The building itself is…

Being a Bee was painted using polychromo pencils.  I had gone to a workshop to develop skills in using this medium but had misunderstood one of the earliest instructions and…

This is the first painting I did when I took up the brush five years ago.  Having had no training at the time it really is a novice painting.  Those…