Self-Portrait, in Red Tarn

I’ve walked to the top of Helvellyn an uncounted number of times over the last 30… 35… years, but I’ve … More

Freyja, guarding

I may have mentioned that I draw all of the Cat-of-the-Day drawings on my Samsung phone… and I may have … More

Now we know that it is summer: last week Jim took off his wetsuit, and got back in the lake! … More

Yesterday I had a visitor at 2am, at the open door of my bedroom no less. Percy went out to … More

Full speed sideways! If you are a little on the small side, terrify your enemies by approaching them sideways on, … More

How to draw a moving target! This morning Freyja ran around, and I attempted to draw what she looked like. … More

What I really wanted was to swim in the Roman Baths, but you are not allowed to, so we went … More

There is no cat on the table. You may believe you see a cat on the table, but you do … More

I thought I would draw something in the garden, so I had settled down to draw the veg patch, with … More

My thermometer says it is still barely six degrees (though discussions with people on site suggest it might be nearly … More