I enjoyed a lovely morning sitting in one of the “dips” in New Brighton sketching these wonderful seaside villas, echoes of grand days now long gone. I was pleased with the sketch and popped it…Read More »

I have recently finished this picture which was in the planning stages for such a long time. The core of the work is the idea of horizon and how we all seem to be always…Read More »

Well I’ve just unfortunately had to cancel the meeting that was planned for tomorrow for Wirral Urban Sketchers due to the absolutely horrible weather forecast 🙁 It was to be our first distanced meeting after…Read More »

I have just completed a picture I have been meaning to do for some considerable time. It is based on a number of sketches I have done over the years with The Urban Sketchers and…Read More »

I have just finished this picture of Chester Eastgate and the famous clock. It’s an image I have been meaning to get round to for some time after I sat and sketched it a year…Read More »

I can’t believe that it has just been the Fourth lock down Sunday event with Wirral Urban Sketchers W.U.S. The theme for the morning’s sketching was “out of my comfort zone” and everyone produced some…Read More »

I am delighted to say I have recently finished what was one of the most enjoyable “memory pictures” to tackle. The content was generated from the client’s background of serving as an RAF officer so…Read More »

What strange times we are living in! Clearly Wirral Urban sketchers are unable to get together for our usual monthly sketching meetings, but I am pleased to say the numbers in the group have gone…Read More »

Had a lovely week with some very enthusiastic arty people. Saturday I visited Chester Grosvenor Art Society and did a demo of the view towards the Grand Canal in Venice. The demo was a bit…Read More »

I have three or four demonstration and workshops coming up and so decided to work up some previous sketches and drawings into full pictures in order to use them at the demo’s. Three of the…Read More »

I have added three new information sheets onto the site. They were originally prepared for some sketching and drawing workshops I ran last year, but I felt they could be potentially useful for anybody setting…Read More »

We have just returned from a fantastic cruise in the Far East, travelling from Singapore  up to Burma, across to Cambodia and then along the coast of Viet Nam to finish in Hong Kong. I…Read More »

Had a lovely afternoon with the H.A.G.s (Hoylake Art group) they had said they wanted to do people. I remembered a class we had done at Art School where you start a drawing of a…Read More »

A card sent to the local Art Groups, (well posted on web sites..)

Spent a happy Saturday Morning with L.U.S. at the Metropolitan Cathedral. It’s nice to pop along where I’m not expected to organise or take any lead role, fun to just sketch and chat to friendly…Read More »

I enjoyed presenting demonstrations for both D.A.G.(Deeside Art Group) and the Magenta art groups this week. I was delighted to be asked in by both. D.A.G. are a very high profile art group on the…Read More »

Lovely morning with a group of enthusiastic Artists from Heswall W.I. The workshop was held at the “Barn” in Heswall, they have an upstairs room which is ideal for a group of up 15. I…Read More »

I recently ran an Urban sketching Workshop at the Williamson Art Gallery. The day went well and I was lucky to have a group of very attentive and enthusiastic attendees. We worked through various drawing…Read More »

I have just posted off another of my “memories” picture commissions for a client down south. It was such fun to do and reflected their love of a particular castle and pier with many other…Read More »