• Benefits Of Belonging To A Cycling Group

    Benefits Of Belonging To A Cycling Group

    The dream of greatness. Have you ever looked out of a car window and spotted a group of cyclists gliding along a country road? As a driver, you might have felt a little annoyed by their presence on the road, but as someone who loves the countryside, the sight can be incredibly enticing. Perhaps you’ve…

  • How To Draw Tree Foliage With Coloured Pencils

    How To Draw Tree Foliage With Coloured Pencils

    My latest drawing with Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils is of rich green poplar trees in Castle Park. In this post you can find out about the drawing techniques I used to create the leaves, grass, sky, shadow etc.

  • Clitheroe – oil painting of the town

    Clitheroe – oil painting of the town

    This is my new picture which I am currently working on. I managed to record its beginnings. In this short video see how my town is emerging from nothingness of the canvas. Through lines and shapes, strokes of a brush, splashes of ink; I am forming, creating and bringing to life a town, my town, formed from…

  • Courtyard

    Courtyard

    December 2014 – January 2015Inspiration: Clitheroe, the Courtyard I would like to share with you my latest work and show you stages of its making. In the town of Clitheroe, there exists a concealed courtyard accessible through an inconspicuous doorway off the main street. Upon wandering through it once, I was astounded by the unexpected beauty…

  • Lancashire Street At Night

    Lancashire Street At Night

    Stage 1 Colour Pencil Crayons Frequently my inspiration comes from the materials I use. Lately, while tidying my studio, I stumbled upon a box filled with old crayons and a piece of card stock. It appeared to have been prepped for an art project as it was covered with a well-defined grid. I began sketching…