10 September 2026
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We spent today in Cromer and my researches had alerted me to a piece of work by street artist Banksy: It would be fair to say that there isn’t much of it left! Painting on a sea wall was never … Continue reading
26 March 2026
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An advantage of fountain pens is that, when the ink runs out, you replace just that component of the system rather than throwing out the whole implement. However, because I have been using ink cartridges, I haven’t been realising the … Continue reading
14 March 2026
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I’m now back to black ink in my Lamy cartridge pen. I ended up giving the pen a good wash between changes so I can’t say how long it would have taken to stop issuing a mixture of blue and … Continue reading
13 February 2026
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Tonight we went to a violin concert hosted at Hathern Baptist Church. Violinist Elaine Patience, accompanied by Gill Townsend on piano, played a selection of pieces including several pieces from the music composed for the film Schindler’s List. That is … Continue reading
4 February 2026
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I have two Lamy fountain pens. One I’ve been using for about eight years, with black ink, and one I got two or three years ago, with purple ink. Recently I realised that somewhere I had picked up a Lamy … Continue reading
26 December 2025
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This was one of the photos I took on my visit to RHS Rosemoor on Christmas Eve (click to view on Flickr and explore the rest of the small album). It shows some sculpted teasels, part of the annual RHS … Continue reading
25 December 2025
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I visited Staithes in North Yorkshire about eight years ago and did some photography and painting, which led to a few further artworks. This is one I digitally reworked last month. Originally I thought of using it for block printing … Continue reading
27 May 2025
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Watersoluble graphite pencil in sketchbook.
2 May 2025
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Above is the other sketch I did while sitting on the shoreline of the Jurassic Coast. It was done with water soluble graphite and drawing pencils in red and ochre. It reminds me of some oriental pieces I have seen … Continue reading
1 May 2025
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For a recent expedition, I decided to equip myself with our set of Derwent Inktense pencils. These hold sticks of a watersoluble medium which produce intense colours, particularly when water is applied. Sitting on the the shoreline along Dorset’s Jurassic … Continue reading