I'm now back from my American holiday although I think part of me remained on the plane, hopefully the jetlag will soon pass. We travell...

While on holiday I had the honour of having my blog awarded the Arte y Pico Award by Karen Hargett. Karen is an artist working mainly in gra...

I've had two wildlife firsts while staying in Yellowstone National Park. First we watched a Grizzly Bear feeding on a Bison carcase, the...

The flight to Denver was long but uneventful, and the first day in Denver was hot, sunny and enjoyable. However we got up on the second day ...

I will be having a blogging break as I'm going on holiday tomorrow until the beginning of September. We're visiting some of the Nati...

Yesterday was the selection day for the Society of Feline Artists 2008 exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery in London. I met up wit...

I wanted some reference photographs of tree trunks with ivy growing up them. Whilst out tracking down suitable subjects I remembered that it...

Staying small I've started another miniature painting, this time acrylic on polymin, 2 x 2.5 inches. Polymin is sold by Polymers Plus a...

I've now finished my Robin, I'm reasonably happy with it. There is a bit more all round so I am still thinking about the crop. I als...

I'm trying to get two or three miniature paintings together to submit to an exhibition later in the year. I've had one or two false ...

I have abandoned everything else to complete another cat. This is mainly coloured pencil with touches of acrylic on Arches Hot Press Waterco...

It was a sad day today as we collected Saskas' ashes from the Vet's. They had been put in a very nice little casket but we are going...

Last night I attended the private viewing of the 2008 National Exhibition of Wildlife Art at Gordale Garden Centre on the Wirral. Earlier in...

I started to draw the features of the Snow Leopard and realised that:- 1. I didn't like the right ear position 2. the eyes were crooked....

I want to do a study of a Snow Leopard in coloured pencil before I continue with my graphite version because I've realised the noses on ...

I've worked a little more on the deer, trying to create the feeling of recession. I have a lot of adjusting to do, but once I put the an...

Pelido Chorus Girl - 'Saska' 19/06/1997 - 09/07/2008 Today was the day every animal owner dreads, we had to make the decision to ha...

I am now feeling microscopically more human following my surgery, although the nausea is not completely gone. Each day I can move my arms wi...

I had one of those days yesterday where I didn't want to do anything serious, I just wanted to experiment. I've found out that all b...

I was trying to post the final stage on this one, but I've been so slow that I thought I'd better show you an almost completed versi...