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painting aoraki / mt cook in watercolour

painting aoraki / mt cook in watercolour

6 July 2023

This month on Patreon is all about painting mountains. The big snowy kind! For our first lesson we take a trip to near my home in New Zealand, and paint our highest peak - Aoraki / Mt Cook. In this sc...

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sketch party

sketch party

26 June 2023

On July 1st my Patreon turns one! Whoop whoop! To celebrate we're having a sketch party - on Zoom of course. When : 01 July 2023, 7pm (Central European Time) We'll have an hour of painting together, m...

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a field of white daffodils

a field of white daffodils

15 June 2023

The alpine flowers in the Pyrenees are stunning at the moment and everyday I see something new. But the other day we had a real treat - a field of Pheasant Eye Narcissus. I'd never seen white daffodil...

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art retreat in france - june 2023

art retreat in france - june 2023

13 June 2023

It’s hard to believe that our wonderful 10 days at Perigord Retreats was a month ago already. I guess it’s taken me that long to absorb the whole experience and take it all in! I can honestly say ...

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a waterlily pond

a waterlily pond

1 June 2023

I've just returned from southern France. On one of our plein air painting excursions, my students and I visited a beautiful water garden. It was so peaceful and so beautiful - lots of different colour...

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cañon del rio turia, valencia, spain

cañon del rio turia, valencia, spain

4 May 2023

I couldn't leave Chulilla in Valencia, Spain, without painting a view of the beautiful canyon. One evening, walking out from climbing in the canyon, I took this photo of the lovely evening light catch...

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