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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old wood and corrugated iron in pen and watercolour
8 June 2023
Let's paint worn, old wood and rusty iron. We'll start with a few short exercises and then put it together in a painting of a cute, little barn. I'll show you how to create the feeling of something ha...
a little street in chulilla, valencia, spain
27 April 2023
Let's walk into the town of Chulilla, to one of the little streets leading up to the church. Here the focus is on the play of light and shadow on the pretty white houses. This is our third lesson in C...
an almond orchard in watercolour
13 April 2023
A few weeks ago the almond blossoms were out in full abundance. Solid white trees, lots of bees and a wonderful smell. You may have seen my sketch that I did of this orchard on Facebook or Instagram. ...
the town of chulilla, valencia, spain
6 April 2023
I'm still in Chulilla, having a wonderful time painting the lovely white houses. In our last lesson (a step-by-step) we sketched just a few houses, zooming in on all the details. In this lesson we ste...
terraced houses in chulilla, spain
23 March 2023
I've been sketching for a number of weeks in lovely Chulilla in Valencia, Spain. The white terraced houses, combined with terracotta roofs, are so fresh and bright. The town is built onto a steep slop...
stonework and brickwork in pen and watercolour
9 March 2023
It's not necessary to paint every single stone or brick ;-) In this skills lesson I show you how to simplify stonework and brickwork in pen and watercolour. First we'll do a few of small exercises for...
a barn in a field of dandelions
2 March 2023
Here's one of the happiest paintings I've done in a while! A barn in a field of dandelions. I just want to run through and set them all off :-) There are a lot of wonderful parts to this painting - bi...
sant joan del codolar, catalunya, spain
23 February 2023
The sanctuary of Sant Joan del Codelar is nestled in some huge, old cypresses, and at the foot of the Montsant Range, just inland from Tarragona in Spain. It's one of our favourite places for the abso...