Lodmoor Nature Reserve

It’s fairly obvious that I love drawing and a huge part of why I’m driven to make pictures is the inspiring area in which I’m lucky enough to live. I live in a town, by the sea, but one of the even more special (and unusual, I think) features of Weymouth is that it has…

I Must Go Down to the Sea Again

I Must Go Down to the Sea Again

Here’s my latest Dorset drawing, titled from John Masefield’s poem Sea Fever. It’s drawn with my usual Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils on Daler-Rowney smooth heavyweight cartridge paper. The location is the famous Durdle Door with the Isle of Portland in the distant background.

Lodmoor Morning

Lodmoor Morning

We have two RSPB nature reserves here in Weymouth. One, Radipole, is right in the heart of the town with the River Wey running through it. The other, Lodmoor, is at one edge, separating Preston and Melcome Regis and consisting of wetlands and reed beds. This is a lovely place at any time of day,…

Old Harry Rocks

Old Harry Rocks

Old Harry Rocks mark the eastern end of the 95 miles of the Jurassic Coast. They started forming around 100 million years ago when plankton skeletons started to settle on the sea bed. 35 million years later, these chalk rocks were the result. It’s absolutely incredible what nature can do. Originally there was a continuous…

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