A shock to my system

Water like tiny needles on my skin. I know how amazing I feel when I get out of the water, and that is what makes me want to get in initially. I swim in the sea every summer, and this winter I have continued to dip my body in for a little longer each time. […]

Ink and acrylic on paper, work in progress

This year I have spent more time at home than ever before. My world has shrunk. And I’ve embraced it! Maybe it is to do with slowing down the pace of life during the first lockdown here in the UK, or more just a settling into where I live. I seek out interesting vistas in […]

Ink and acrylic on large ‘Bread and Butter’ paper.

Down on the floor, working on larger paper, rolling brushes, wiping rags, fluid beneath my fingers, it feels strange to be drawing using liquid instead of dry drawing media. Working on four large drawings concurrently, they cross fertilise marks and layers. In some sections I wipe inky areas away, or erase marks with white acrylic, […]

Walking

I spend at least three hours a day walking. It is part of my daily routine, early in the morning, then again in the afternoon, and maybe another one before bed. I enjoy being outdoors, experiencing the different colours, smells, sounds that accompany each walk. The same walk can feel totally different from one end […]

Mark making

Playing around with ink on watercolour paper, it is almost a relief to draw without observing something in front of me. It is fun to play, without the learned pressure I put upon myself of trying to get a line or shape ‘right’. In the past I have often started large scale drawings this way, […]