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Monday, 16 March 2020

Coronavirus - Challenges & trying to overcome them as a self-employed artist & tutor

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As I write this blogpost, I am thinking that I should really be in the beautiful wilds of  Dorset teaching a 4 day course at the Kingcombe C...
Sunday, 3 November 2019

Art from a Bird's Eye View

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Yesterday (2nd November) we had the delight to visit the Society of Wildlife Artist's exhibition The Natural Eye at the Mall Galleries i...
Friday, 5 October 2018

In Search of Beatrix ..... and a mutual love of illustrating fungi

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In recent weeks I have had the opportunity to visit the Lake District, one of the National Parks here in the UK that I have longed to visit....
Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Change is a positive thing............ for students and tutor

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Change can be a difficult process to get through, even when the end result will be a positive one. The process of change is initiated ofte...
Sunday, 4 February 2018

A rain forest in a hedge-bank ...

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When I first started this blog way back in 2011, there were times when I could use it to focus on my nature writing as well as the 'arty...
Tuesday, 2 January 2018

How do I know which course is suitable for me ??

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There have been discussions on social media recently about the availability of accredited courses in botanical art. There are many courses o...
Tuesday, 19 December 2017

It's all in the nuts ! Getting to grips with using walnut ink.

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As some of you will know I am a huge fan of using inks and love nothing more than experimenting with an ink to see what I can achieve with i...