When I was young I really enjoyed learning the names of all the birds and identifying and watching the ones I saw. Like so many things, over the years I’ve forgotten pretty much all of what I once knew. It’s knowledge I’m keen to regain, especially since moving to Weymouth,[…]
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At my home on the south coast of England, I now have the world’s smallest gallery. It won’t stay small forever as I’m adding to it at the supersonic rate of about one drawing per month. I’m currently working on a picture of Weymouth’s lifeboat, the glacial progress of which[…]
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I used Bristol board for this picture. The very smooth surface let me get more detail. That’s not always what I’m after; often I want to see the texture of the paper and I want to lean more towards getting the idea of somewhere or something. (This is particularly the[…]
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Durdle Door is another famous local landmark. It’s appeared in several films and is a very popular tourist destination. I’m lucky enough to be able to see it, in the distance across the bay, from my front door.
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Corfe Castle is one of our most famous local landmarks. I’ve drawn the classic view of it a couple of times before. This drawing is from the other side, looking up at the castle through the trees.
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