As part of Sketchbook Revival 2026 I participated in the class run by mixed media and collage artist Drew Steinbrecher. In this class we were encouraged to go out into our environment whether that be an urban environment or a natural one, and take notice of the shapes, textures, colours and contrasts that interested us. …
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Thursday Art Club is holding an exhibition at Pendleton Village Hall on 2-3rd May 2026
I often find that the summer months from June through to the beginning of September become a slower period in my creative process. I stop creating as much finished and polished art works and tend to focus my time and energy on refilling my cup. One of my favourite ways of doing this is reconnecting …
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https://youtu.be/4eueyEH8oto You can check out my latest You tube video above in which I show you the whole process on how I painted these Autumnal Apples! I went on a lovely walk this morning just as the sun was rising and took some great photos of the gorgeous mist over the valley, and the sunlight …
It's official, September has arrived and I am here for it! Autumn is my favourite time of year. I love the changing leaves, the sunlight, acorns and pine cones, mushrooms and toadstools, crunching through dried leaves, wearing jumpers and lighting candles in the home again. Conkers- on my morning walk In April I started morning …
Aren't old photographs, documents, letters and postcards fascinating? They provide such an intimate snapshot into the life of our ancestors. I for one find it so interesting to see how my grandparents, great grandparents and beyond communicated, what they looked like and what they valued. I love the texture of old, delicate, stained paper. The …
I have been doing a lot more detailed paintings recently, trying to achieve more hyper realistic effect. Here is one of my most recent paintings, it is based on a close up photograph of a grass hopper. Here is the photograph it is based upon: The photograph is by photographer Levon Biss (You can see …
Mushroom Moon Designs 