The Best of May 2021. The tail end of Spring. May can normally bring a spell of dry settled, warmer weather. Not so much in 2021. It was one of the wettest Mays on record across the country and it certainly wasn’t warm. In fact, we had some snow showers…
A look at my sketching paintbox. Those that have been watching my Youtube videos or other social media posts may have spotted me using a small and compact painting kit whilst out and about. Several viewers have asked me about it. So in response to that I have just posted…
The Best of April 2021. The seasons are changing. April was a very odd month weather wise. With the longer days it could be expected that the cold winter weather was behind us. Not a bit of it. Many of the nights came crisp and clear with hard frosts. We…
A visit to the waterfalls of Low Force on the river Tees. On Location: 29th April 2021 Photographic location: This outing to these fine waterfalls requires a short distance of easy walking. Low Force is a popular location for visitors and photographers. Here I show just a couple of examples…
A short wander over Cotherstone Moor to visit Lamb Hill and the old tank wreck. On Location: 27th April 2021 Please Note: This route is over “Open Access” land and uses public footpaths as much as possible. Dogs should be kept under close control and due to the ground nesting…
Just a quick update in a short film Due to Lockdown it has been a fair time since I have been over on the Lakeland Fells. Here is an update about how things will be progressing in the near future with the Lakeland 365 project. Thanks for watching.
The Best of March 2021. Another month goes by…. A combination of still being restricted to movements due to lockdown and being very busy behind the scenes with other business commitments my time for getting out with the camera in March was limited. However, Bailey still needed his daily walks…
A gallery of images from the month of February Another month has passed with the continued lockdown restrictions. Once again this meant that my travels were limited. A couple of trips down to the local town but nothing further afield. As frustrating as this is I prefer to stick to…
Making a swatch chart for watercolours This is one of those tasks which helps to not only be more organised in the studio but it is also quite fun to do. Any artist can do it and making a simple chart such as this can inspire the use of new…
Bowes Museum takes the prize. Well, getting up early on a January morning seems to have been well worth the effort. Those of you who read my blog post here will recall my trip down to the Post Office which resulted in some rather good images. One in particular I…
