Back to the Kitchen….Litho
I guess everything starts with observations & sketches. I don’t usually have any particular studio piece in mind when I go out sketching...
Bye, Bye Bare Branches
Today I watched a pair of feisty magpies doing their best to see off a rather large & handsome, but persistent crow. It’s a game they...
Early Morning Companions
Not the greatest of sketches I know, but in my defense I don't think it's too bad for 6am in the morning! I venture out at around this...
Hairy-Footed Flower Bees
With the plethora of Pulmonaria in the garden comes the arrival of the hairy-footed flower bee! Anthophora plumipies I even love its...
The Unexpected Guest
It’s no secret that I am a lover of corvids, so it will come as no surprise that last evening I was happily gazing out of the kitchen...
A Golden Find
I was thrilled to find these little beauties in an old Scots pine tree, close to an upstairs window. I don’t often see these at such...