St Austell Bay

Julia and I had a lovely weekend down in Cornwall back in October. This was where we had lunch on the Sunday, a little village called Polkerris overlooking St Austell Bay. This was drawn with Caran d’Ache Technalo water-soluble pencils.

Dorset Countryside

As Christmas is approaching and you are all thinking of the expensive pens you could buy yourselves, your loved ones or, ideally, me, it’s worth remembering that many fantastic pens and pencils can be found for not a lot of money. Top end pens are exclusive and, thereby, excluding, and whilst I do like some…

Horses In The Mist

The Fool With a Pen wrote about his pen exile (and exile from purchasing) this week. As is always the case with Mr Fool’s writing it was a great read with many wise points. You should go and take a look if you haven’t already. For me, the whole point of pens is that they…

Lambikins (sketch)

My daughter wanted me to draw her favourite teddy so I did. Lambikins has been through a lot but still manages a smile. Daler-Rowney Artists (watercolour) pencils, Caran d’Ache Technalo water-soluble pencils, Winsor & Newton Bockington paper

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