30 January 2022
We've had a lovely start to the year with absolutely gorgeous weather - sunny days and no wind. Perfect for local outings with my sketchbook and sketching buddies. Here's a few snaps from January. All...
24 January 2022
Every good watercolour painting of an urban scene starts with a good drawing. In most art books you'll find a whole section explaining the theory of linear perspective, but these 'rules' can be confus...
17 January 2022
Last weekend I had 20 wonderful people from all over the world join me in painting New Zealand's highest and most iconic mountain - Aoraki / Mt Cook. We painted it from one of most gorgeous vistas wit...
9 January 2022
It's been ages since I did a step by step painting. So here's a little postcard with a view of Colin Todd Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. I worked from a photo I took way back in Jan...
30 December 2021
I did my first ever podcast with the lovely Jhesy from Etchr Lab. In this interview I talk my head off about.. my artistic journey my first creative endeavours why determination pays off more than hav...
20 December 2021
It's happening! Join me this coming May for 10 days of sketching in southern France. We'll be staying at Perigord Retreats and exploring their beautiful countryside. Everything is taken care of ... ex...
22 November 2021
When I first started travel sketching in Europe back in 2007, I filled a book full of snippets, memories, stories and pasted in notes that documented all sorts of things from our 3 month trip through ...
26 October 2021
This weekend I'll be teaching a live, online workshop from Mallorca. We've been here a couple of weeks now and it's so beautiful. The sea is crystal clear, the villages are quaint and tiny, and there'...
29 September 2021
After a couple of months in the mountains, it was time for some sea time on the north coast of Spain. We love the coast here - it's rocky and wild and there's the backdrop of the big mountains of Pico...