12th December 2024

This is a sketchbook piece I did in 2018 using watercolour and gouache.

17th October 2024

Going way back now to my A--Level in art and design at Rosetta Studio Workshops (Rosetta Arts). I remember painting the banana skin all day one Thursday, sitting at the back of the studio, no central heating (just one or two electric heaters placed at an inconvenient distance from where I was working), damp from the rain and cold from the soaking I got on the way to the studio that morning, but persevering to get something i was actually quite proud of at the time. I still have this tucked away somewhere, an occasional reminder of how far I came over the intervening years. Also how happy I was then, painting something so ordinary in conditions that were less than ideal and loving every second.

20th September 2024

I think this came from 2009 when I had a period of Dance paintings. I particularly enjoyed painting/sketching tango dancers and the Lindy Hop. Personally I can’t dance to save my life. I drifted away from these after a short while but I remember enjoying them. In fact one of my first sales came from this period.

25th August 2024

A nude study from 2009 rendered in watercolour. Makes me want to find a life drawing group….

24th August 2024

Three watercolour sketches from 2007 I did investigating the theme of movement for a City and Guilds Oil painting course I was studying at the time. It ended up forming the basis of a large oil painting composition using basketball players from the subject matter. The painting no longer exists sadly, and I can’t recall right now if I still have an image of it, but to be honest, I have a feeling over the years that I preferred the loose and spontaneous splashes of colour in the rough and ready sketches. They were the keepers.