“This is what your mother looks like naked!”

“We’re going for a swim later”, said Hilary. “We’re going skinny dipping”, said Bev.I laughed and wondered where, because I’d … More

Faffing Brings Its Own Rewards

“Faffing Brings Its Own Rewards” The picturesque Cumbrian Mountains close in around Brother’s Water on three sides, but that morning … More

Why have so many capable swimmers never swum round the Pier, and why did it take me four or five years of swimming at Clevedon before I did?

Swimmers views regarding the weather can be as capricious as the weather itself. We love water, but not when it … More

Sketches of Mary for the picture “How To Walk On Shingle”

There is an art to the mere act of walking. It takes skill and practice. We learn to walk at … More

“Aqueous Interruptus” I was late down to the lake the other day, which can be unwise because certain members of … More

Up the coast from the beautiful Clevedon Pier – a regular feature of my drawings – is another pier. This … More

In August last year a message appeared on Facebook from a lady called Martina, asking could I paint a commission … More

A picture about the Size of Things at Seaton Beach At Seaton with Melanie, in the middle of October, we … More