Rosa Botanical Art Fair1-4 May 2026West dean Gardens and College Hello, Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK? The first week-end in May would be a great time to do so… West Dean Gardens and College are hosting a botanical art fair, organising special tours of the gardens… Continue reading Explore the Rosa Botanical Art Fair at West Dean Gardens
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Patreon official launch
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well... This is a post about 2 projects coming together... For a while I have been thinking about releasing tutorials as downloadable PDFs, which I started with a couple I sell in my Etsy shop, the Holly and the sunflower. The idea is that I release one… Continue reading Patreon official launch
True colours – The side effects of the virus
In unexpected and distressing situations like the one hitting our world right now, the best and the worst in people rise to the surface. All day long we hear stories of the man who stole the last bag of pasta from an old lady's trolley while musicians play in the streets for lonely people who… Continue reading True colours – The side effects of the virus
New video tutorial: watercolour dark rose + magazine article
By now you have probably noticed that I am obsessed with the rose 'Souvenir du Docteur Jamain'. I wrote a masterclass for Artists & Illustrators magazine, which is published in the forthcoming issue. I also filmed the whole process, from the drawing stage to the tone study and painting the colours wet-in-wet. I broke it… Continue reading New video tutorial: watercolour dark rose + magazine article
SBA London exhibition 2019
Hello friends, The SBA London exhibition is coming at the Mall Galleries! The preview is next Tuesday and then it goes on until Sunday. I have 3 paintings in there: the Dahlia I am using as a heading for my website (above), a big red poppy (also above, heading this post) and a quince from… Continue reading SBA London exhibition 2019