Illustration Friday: Airborne
It has been a few months since I last took part in Illustration Friday so I thought it was high time I got back into it. This week’s theme is Airborne and, of course, my thoughts went immediately to...
View ArticleSummer Wanderings
The summer came with blustery breezes, much humidity and more than a little rain – a season of mixed weather with no clear sense of itself. The summer that almost was but not quite… So too for me have...
View ArticleMr Fox
During 2015 I will be illustrating a children’s story, rhyme or character for every letter of the alphabet, from A to Z M is for Mr Fox Mr Fox is the main character in Roald Dahl’s ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’,...
View ArticleAutumn Hares
Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – that makes life and nature harmonise. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the...
View ArticleSnowdrops, Sunbeams and the Advent of Spring
I love winter. I love the quiet bare days of muted light and the possibility of snow. I love dark evenings lit by candles, wrapped in blankets in cosy seclusion with a warm drink and a good book. I...
View ArticleThe Hare slept under a Hunter’s Moon
I began ‘The Hare slept under a Hunter’s Moon’ way back in October, which is when this particular Full Moon would normally be seen (It can be viewed clearly over several nights so it was said to give...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to a Beloved Hound
This past week I said goodbye to our big old hound Henry – my beloved companion, heart-friend and fellow woodland wanderer. He passed away in the familiar comfort of our home while I kept vigil at his...
View ArticleWandering in the Woods
I have returned to wandering in the woods after the recent loss of the hound whose absence is still a sharp and painful reality. Yet there is solace to be found amongst the trees and moss and the rich...
View ArticlePainting the Puffin
Recently I was commissioned by a local gallery to do a series of paintings of Scottish wildlife and I started with that beautiful little clown-bird, the Puffin. These endearing pigeon-sized creatures...
View ArticleThe Pace and Paintings of June
June is here and my little world is ablaze with flowers, bees and every shade of green. Birdsong has made a Cathedral out of the woods, with so many different voices pitched to reach the heavens. We...
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