30 April 2026
Another long one — grab that coffee again. This is a question I hear constantly, and I want to answer it honestly. Because the truth is slightly uncomfortable: when your painting doesn't match the t...
28 April 2026
There's something particular about returning to a place you loved when you were young. The Valley of the Red Gods, tucked into the Western Cape of South Africa, is one of those places for me — and f...
11 April 2026
There's something about bluebells. That hazy, glowing carpet of purple-blue that appears for just a few weeks each spring, always in the kind of light that makes you want to stand very still. It's one...
2 April 2026
Aren't primroses just made to be painted? That deep violet with the yellow centres, and if you look closely, so many beautiful colour variations within each petal. They're the first really intense col...
30 March 2026
This is a detailed post — grab a coffee. I get asked about this a lot, and it deserves a proper answer. I'm often asked some version of the same question: how do I actually progress in watercolour? ...
26 March 2026
I'm just back from Marrakech, and honestly, I'm still processing it. The colour alone is enough to keep a painter busy for months — saffron yellow, paprika red, the deep earthy tones of cumin and tu...
19 March 2026
A week in Marrakesh: sketching, souks, and golden sunsets. I've been home a week now, and I'm not quite back. Part of me is still sitting in front of the Koutoubia Mosque as the light turns golden, he...
27 February 2026
Last weekend I ran a poll on Patreon and it seems a number of people are interested in different ways to approach watercolours and adding different media. I'm excited about this! Let's mix things up a...
12 February 2026
There’s something wonderfully calming about painting botanicals. You don’t need to rush — you can slow right down and paint one leaf at a time, dipping in and out of the painting whenever you fi...