25 May 2023
An old, abandoned, stone building in a beautiful peaceful place - you know I'm hardly likely to just walk past that without wanting to sketch it! This one is built alongside an old aqueduct (sadly no ...
4 May 2023
I couldn't leave Chulilla in Valencia, Spain, without painting a view of the beautiful canyon. One evening, walking out from climbing in the canyon, I took this photo of the lovely evening light catch...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...