My current pen selection. I’m reviewing my drawing kit with a view to making it as sustainable and waste free as possible. The obvious choice is a refillable fountain pen but brush and fibre tip pens are a lot of fun, provide wonderfully expressive line and mark making possibilities. I’m looking for ways to refill them. These are my current … Read More
Time for radical change? The Planet v Trump
The Planet v Trump. These are dark times… but could there be a silver lining that ignites radical change? I’ve been listening to Radio 4’s excellent series America Rewritten in which Robert McCrum talks to six American writers about how they will make the transition from Obama to Trump. The over arching theme is one both of the horror of … Read More
Shapwick Heath water colour landscape drawings
I took another trip to Shapwick Heath last week with the intention of making some water colour landscape drawings. The day was cold but I was determined to make at least one drawing. This time of year the starlings congregate on the heath and at dawn and dusk they create their wonderful murmurations. So I headed for the RSPB’s Ham Wall … Read More
Brompton Prints Holy Spokes
Some of my Brompton screen prints are now on display at Holy Spokes, Bike workshop, Barton Hill. Why not drop in and check them out or if your bike is in need of some serious work Andy and the guys at Holy Spokes will come and collect it! They even have a specially made bike trailer for collecting bikes. Fancy … Read More
Great Conservationists: 2. Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) Was an American marine biologists and conservationist, founder of modern environmental conservation and biological sciences. She grew up in the rural town of Springdale, Pennsylvania where her mother instilled in her a love of nature. Latter attending Pennsylvania college for women and Woods Hole Marine Biologogy Laboritory. Her book Silent Spring … Read More
Great Conservationists: 1. Jane Goodall
The start of a new series of sketches I’m working on featuring the fantastic work of the many (often overlooked) female conservationists & environmentalists from around the world. This portrait is of Jane Goodall, the foremost expert on Chimpanzee behaviour, founder of The Jane Goodall Institute and UN messenger of peace 2002. “What you do makes a difference, … Read More
Drawing inspiration from life
I enjoy drawing from life. In fact it is a vital part of my design process and often provides the inspiration for new projects. I’m currently working on drawing people as much as possible to help me develop characters for some new editorial style pieces I’m working on. When I’m out and about I always carry a small sketchbook … Read More
New stockist and spring prices
My Brompton bicycle prints are now for sale at Makers a fabulous & unique independent bristol shop & gallery full of beautiful handmade items, prints and art. Find them at 82 Colston street, Bristol. I’ve also revised my prices for spring 2015. This lovely ‘Red folded Brompton’ print is now £55 framed (27cm Sq) and £35 screen print only. See … Read More
New vintage shopper bike prints
Two lovely new prints from my original water colour drawings of Bristol bikes are now available from the shop page of this site and on Etsy. Beautiful detailed print quality using archival inks. 260gms Epson Fine Art paper. Limited to edition of 100 each.
‘Keeping an Eye on You’ – New screen printed cards.
New hand screen printed cards. In recent months I’ve been printing very large images of Bromptons. Finally this week I got round to putting some drawings of ‘Jaffie’ our ginger cat, through the screen and making tiny (by comparison!) editioned art cards. The two colour design is printed on 135mm x 135mm square, 240gsm card, with a matching envelope. … Read More