“Come on Emma, just bloody well get in!” …said Emma

It was not warm in Derwentwater: not yet ‘Baltic’, but well into ‘quite nippy’. It was past sunset and Emma … More

You watch, this lot will just get in and swim…

We had gathered on Cawsand beach and walked to Penlee Point – a lovely group of Kingsand & Cawsand swimmers … More

I’m very happy to be able to tell you I will once again be in Hyde Park at the Swim … More

To get to Clevedon I drive North on the M5, Lucy drives South, which can sometimes give one or other … More

I managed to finish an actual bigish painting (20.5 x 14.5 inches), which is a rarity at the moment. This … More

Compiling the pictures for the calendar for 2020, I have found one more drawing that got missed off this blog, … More

Inspired by the swims at the Henley Swim Festival 2019 This is a rare drawing for me – a swimming … More

This drawing is out of season, sorry, it should have appeared in November! I am currently compiling next year’s calendar … More

I painted a few more of my occasional ‘Mini Swimmers’ lately, here is a selection of them. Several of these … More

Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival, incorporating the Henley Mile, is next Sunday… Once more I’ll be looking forward to seeing … More