Lulworth Cove in Winter

Lulworth Cove in Winter

For this week’s picture of the week, we walk up a very steep part of the South West Coast Path and then down an even steeper slope to get to Lulworth Cove. Like Durdle Door, this is a scene that’s been painted and drawn countless times so I went up above the cove to get…

What? Now?

What? Now?

This is the second of what I plan on being a series of four pictures called “What now?” This one is, at least at the moment, called What? Now? This is my daughter, from a photo taken a few years ago on a hot and very tiring day out in Bath. It’s an A4 drawing,…

Durdle Door

Durdle Door

This week’s picture of the week is the world famous Durdle Door. This is a natural arch on the Purbeck section of the Jurassic Coast. When I was a kid we would often be dragged here on a Sunday, in a futile effort by my parents to stop my brother and me falling out. It…

Reeds II

Reeds II

We have a couple of beautiful bird reserves nearby and I love to walk around them when the sun is low in the sky. They both have extensive reed beds and the light at dawn and dusk is just incredible. I’m exploring that with what will be a short series of drawings – probably just four…

Splash!

Splash!

This week’s picture of the week is “Splash”. This is an original drawing that has been exhibited at Bridport Arts Centre as part of last year’s Treasure Planet exhibition, sadly curtailed due to the pandemic. It’s graphite pencil on watercolour paper and is 41cm by 31cm in size (not including the frame). The texture of…

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