a rock sculpture on the beach
7 March 2024
Join me on my favourite beach on the north coast of Spain. We visit every September and part of the tradition is that David builds these huge rock sculptures and I sketch them. Now you can paint one w...
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white egret
22 February 2024
It's feeling rather spring like here in the Pyrenees, although I think it's only a short spell before winter returns again. I hope the birds know this, because they're wide awake already and the other...
delicate arch
1 February 2024
In 2011 we visited Utah and Colorado on a climbing holiday. The wonderful red rock formations, towers, arches and canyons, all set in the desert, were some of the best scenery I had ever seen. Long wi...
old door
25 January 2024
Who doesn't love watercolour paintings of old doors and windows? They have a charm all their own. And, certainly, a whole series of them hanging together would be really lovely. In this lesson we use ...
abstract goldfish by negative painting
11 January 2024
Near my house there's an historic lavadero - an very old laundry area and a natural spring. The big, old wash tub is now a beautiful pond under some huge plane trees. Someone put some goldfish in the ...
snowy landscape in watercolour
7 January 2024
There was something so evocative in this reference photo when I first saw it years ago. Something that said freezing cold, winter's day. But it was really the clarity of the colours that caught my ima...
paint your own watercolour christmas cards
11 December 2023
Season's greetings and happy holidays! I love this time of year when everything looks so festive and so many people are feeling creative. Are you painting cards for Christmas? Here's a list of the 6 t...
new postcard club
9 December 2023
Just launched! A new Patreon tier where you can receive an original postcard painting from me each month - the Postcard Club. I love to paint tiny paintings, full of details and vibrant colours. Tiny ...
autumn silver birches
16 November 2023
I couldn't let the year finish without an autumn scene :-) So here are some very pretty silver birches we spotted on a hike the other day. They just glow against the darker mountain behind! While the ...