“You Must Be Joking!”

Happy New Year! Clevedon Marine Lake was nothing like this when I swam in it this morning, at sunrise. The … More

Rainy Rydal

The day was so persistently wet, and flat, and grey/white. I’ve kept the pencil for the most part very light … More

It happened like this….Bev – “Well I have just agreed to do a sunrise skinny dip at the lake for … More

Absolutely delighted to be interviewed by Jonathan Cowie for the January Issue of Outdoor Swimmer! Thank you Jonathan for a … More

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

“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

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

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

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