I have continued with Millie the Spaniel, now both eyes can watch me :) I have started adding pages to my blog, the first one will be a sho...

This is 5 x 7, I'm using an Ampersand Scratchbord and then tinting it with watercolour before scratching another layer. I keep repeatin...

This is one of our friends Norwegian Forest Cats. I took the photograph a couple of years ago and have been meaning to paint him ever since....

I'm starting to build some depth in the coat with layers of acrylic, still a long way to go. I'll add some glazes next. Yesterday I...

I've had very little time this week but am managing to put in a little time on the Red Fox. Some of it is looking a little flat bgut th...

After struggling with the ear I've now struggled with the muzzle. It looks a simple shape, it is a simple shape, could I draw it, no. I ...

I thought I'd better do the background next. I put a layer of Neocolour ll down then started working in coloured pencil. So far I've...

I sometimes take a drawing to work if I think I might have a lunch break. I try to take something that doesn't tear, or bend, or crease ...

I've had to put everything to one side to try to paint a couple of new breeds for the Supreme. This is the first, a Maine Coon cat who i...

I haven't been around lately because I've been spending all my time painting. I had this foolish notion that it would be like drawin...

The other new surface I have been using this year is Pastelbord. I use Ampersand Pastelbord which is described as "a clay and gesso har...

It's true, Spring has arrived, the dogs are frolicking and I've fallen in love, with Ampersand Pastelbord. Ampersand have some very ...