Routes and branches

Routes and branches

I spent some weeks last summer painting daily portraits of trees by Frenchman’s Creek as artist in residence at the Kestle Barton Rural Centre for Contemporary Art. The daily portraits where then hung on the gallery walls to form part of a developing ‘live’...
Rock art workshop

Rock art workshop

On Saturday May 22 I held a three hour workshop with Dinah Lone in the British Music Experience at the 02 Arena. The workshop explored drawing and doodling as a visual shorthand to communicate ideas. The workshop began by drawing visual hints to popular song titles as...
Dukes Landing Nature Reserve

Dukes Landing Nature Reserve

Another visit to the nature reserve just by Barnes Bridge. A hot day, 28 degrees centigrade. Blue Sky with occasional cloud. Floating seeds falling like snow over the three hours I spent on site. High pollen count. First signs of mosquitoes, bitten twice before...
London trees

London trees

Painting on Wednesday May 26 in a secret little Nature reserve called Duke’s Landing adjacent to Barnes Bridge. The ground was like a switchback ride with trees clinging for dear life. The day was overcast with temperatures around 16 degrees centigrade. ←...
Getting started

Getting started

This is my first blog to accompany my new website. The blog will carry casual comment and opinion on events and issues to do with work in progress. Nobrow I have just completed a biro drawing for the next issue of Nobrow. The theme was topsyturvy. The black biro...
Spring

Spring

My Spring came last Monday March 15. I was able to get into Chiswick Park to produce two gouache sketches of trees before my feet froze. later in the week I managed to get out to Chiswick roundabout and sketch a single silver birch set against one of the massive...