17 September 2024
This is one of the 'what if...' experiments I've been doing lately. As an artist I do them all the time. This one is ... what if I do a coloured pencil drawing and then add watercolour on top? You're ...
12 September 2024
We're continuing with the still water theme and reflections this week and painting a very pretty autumn scene from a bay on Lake Wānaka which is near my home in New Zealand. This is one of my favouri...
10 September 2024
One way I enjoy adding marks and texture to my watercolours is by adding salt into the wet wash. I don't use anything fancy, normal table salt works well. Using salt to add blooms and sparkles in wate...
26 July 2024
My retreat in France for next year is now fully booked, so now I'm excited to announce a new painting holiday in Portugal. 5 wonderful days in the charming Monsaraz region. The village of Monsaraz is ...
23 July 2024
The mountain irises are flowering at the moment and there are hundreds. Definitely worth the hike!
20 July 2024
Just a quick update on my painting holiday in France for 2025 - we have just one room left! In June 2025 I'm planning to go back to wonderful Perigord Retreats for the 4th time, to guide another small...
13 July 2024
Right now seems to be yellow season around our place - with buttercups, cowslips, monk's cushion gorse and trefoils in abundance. I've had my eye on this field of St John's Wort for a few days now, an...
1 July 2024
It's the second birthday of my Patreon! So I thought it would be nice to start this month with a bonus lesson and you know how much I love to paint lighthouses. This painting has a lovely contrast of ...
13 June 2024
I find these types of reference photos very intriguing. They may look bland and boring to other people, but to me they have so much potential - you can experiment with changing the colours of the elem...