we painted aoraki / mt cook
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...
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mountain hut in watercolour - step by step
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...
make more art : podcast interview with etchr lab
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...
art retreat france
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...
a love affair with old buildings
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 ...
upcoming online class from mallorca
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'...
i do like to be beside the seaside
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...
upcoming online seascape painting class
21 September 2021
This Sunday I'll be painting live from the north coast of Spain and you can join me and paint along! The coast here is wild and untamed and exceptionally beautiful. I can't wait to share it with you. ...
salut france!
26 August 2021
We're back in the land of good wines, croissants, lavender, and immaculate villages full of flowers. And beautiful, rugged hills where the alpine flowers are still in full bloom. So awesome to be back...