time in the mountains
31 July 2016
It has been ages since I wrote a blog post because we've been spending the last few weeks in the mountains with very little mobile coverage. And, to be honest, when we're in solitude-mode, I don't oft...
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five weeks in Spain - part 2 - flowers
23 June 2016
We have visited Spain and Catalunya for rock climbing many, many times - in fact we've lost count! We've always visited either in autumn or winter. This year, the rain in France drove us south in spri...
five weeks in Spain - part 1 - little villages
20 June 2016
We are back in France after 5 weeks in Catalunya and Northern Spain. A mostly climbing trip I did manage to do quite a lot of sketching and David did do a little jumping. Our first trip to Spain in sp...
#100daysofscatterlingslettering
28 April 2016
If you follow me on Instagram (and you should), you'll know that for the last 10 days I've joined the 100 Day Project and am aiming to improve my hand lettering by doing a little project each day for ...
solitude
29 March 2016
Our summer is drawing to a close, the trees are just starting to change colour and the mornings are crisp and clear. We've had just a touch of rain and some of the fields have a new flush of green. Th...
murmuration
28 March 2016
For each Wanaka Arts Society exhibition there is a general section for members to display work on any subject and in any medium, and a special section where members create a piece of work to a particu...
that wanaka tree at dawn - painting video
23 March 2016
In my local town there is a famous lone tree that grows out of the lake. It is a beautiful shape and has the most wonderful backdrop of the town and the mountains. Much photographed by locals and tour...
wanaka arts society easter art exhibition
18 March 2016
Next weekend is the annual group exhibition for my local Wanaka Arts Society. I will have 8 paintings in the exhibition - 4 small, unframed watercolour paintings and 4 large abstract landscapes (2 on ...
painting an abstract seascape - video demonstration
26 February 2016
You can watch me paint this abstract landscape from start to finish. This little video gives a little insight into my painting process. Yes, I do seem to paint a million light layers on the foreground...