Wirral Festival of Firsts, 14 July 2013

I took part yesterday in the Wirral Festival of Firsts, exhibiting my artwork and chatting to visitors at the Parade school in Hoylake. An enjoyable day in a splendid location. I was able to make a quick pen drawing during a brief lull, sketching the view from the school window.

Osteospermum ecklonis, 24 June 2013

I’m doing a few art fairs at the moment, for which I’ve been looking for new ways to sell my art. This Saturday for example I’ll have a stand at the 2dartmarket at the Bluecoat in Liverpool. The framed painting here was featured in my last post. On the mount, I’ve today sketched some additional…

Trebah, 19 May 2013

This is another drawing from my trip to Cornwall last month. It’s a sketch in pen on paper. Depicted is the coastline of the Helford River, as seen from the beach at Trebah Garden. The view looks down river, towards Mawnan. I’m spending much of this week preparing for the Wirral Open Studio Tour event,…

Contorted Willow, 2 June 2013

Another sunny day and another chance to get in the garden with the old sketch pad. The Contorted willow depicted in this sketch was bought recently at a plant hunters fair at Norton Priory. It has beautiful curved leaves that gracefully twist and weave. I drew it here in pen on A5-ish paper.

Falmouth, 17 May 2013

This is a sketch I made on a recent holiday to Cornwall, where I lived for around 12 years. It’s a pen drawing on A5-ish paper. I was clearly distracted whilst making this sketch as I’ve made two attempts at the date, both of which were wrong. The boats I’ve attempted to depict were moving…