Oxford Rooftops Colouring Page
This one needs to be a big painting. It will be. Although a busy studio schedule means it will take some time to pull together. In the meantime I thought I’d share the line work from my ‘Oxford Rooftops’ scene. This Oxford Rooftops colouring page is free to print out and fill with your own colours. I’m always drawn to a bird's eye view of a city and this year has already seen me busy with a monster ...
Porthcothan Sketchbook
Another wonderful year of Cornish inspiration. Our much needed family time by the coast felt particularly sweet this year. The weather stayed fine and any serious cloud blew through within a couple of hours. Perfect conditions for airing the sketchbook and dusting off the travel brushes. Normally i'm lucky if I get one occasion to slip away and be arty (it is family time after all). But with our kids getting that bit older, ...
Risshū 立秋, Start of Autumn
Risshū (立秋) means 'the beginning of autumn' and marks the start of the traditional autumn season on the Japanese calendar. It usually falls around the 8th of August. Although the weather can still be hot, certain chirping insects, changing foliage and cooler morning/evening breezes show those early signs that autumn is approaching. My Risshū inspired colour study is of 'Soleil Hill, Kanagawa' a rather instagram ...
Porthcothan Sun
I hope you are having a good Summer break. It has been pretty sunny here in Hampshire as we juggle freelance projects with the kids being off school. Lots of camps, arranged play dates with friends and National Trust properties have seen us through so far! We are also fast approaching our family get-away, an annual trip down to the West Country and the North Cornish Coastline. Knowing that, after a week of rest and sea air, ...
