The 2024 calendar is here!

Ok I admit it, I’ve already been busily selling these for about 3 weeks, but it’s not even October, I … More

Blue: summer’s farewell wink

Three cars arrived one… two… three… pulling up in the car park within seconds of each other as if in … More

You probably expect absolute truth from my pictures, so I have to break it to you: this drawing is not … More

“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?

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