Graphite Fine Art
Here’s a sketch of my Gran, who is 99. This sketch is from her 97th birthday. When she was born, in Sheffield in 1914, Britain had just declared war on Germany; women didn’t have the vote; milk was delivered by horse and cart; no-one had a television and George V was king (and most people…
There’s something magical about a programme that’s been going over 50 years and still has the same effect on children as it always has. I remember quite literally hiding behind the sofa when I was a child and 35 years later, here are my children and nephews fascinated and scared (but wanting more!) in equal…
e+m is a German company which began in 1899 making nib holders. They were forced to move away from pen products following the ravages of Word War 2. In 1983 the family-owned company once again started making wooden writing instruments and now produce a range of clutch pencils, ballpoints and accessories. The e+m Workman Long…
A Christmas present for my beautiful fiancée, from a family holiday in Barcelona earlier this year. Copic Multiliners, Pink Pig sketchbook
I’ve drawn a picture for every day since the start of February this year. They’re mostly quick little sketches and I don’t often draw them on the actual day. But it’s the only kind of diary I’ve ever kept that I’ve frequently looked back through. Being a creature of habit I’ve used an OHTO Graphic…