The auction picture
The pen is very happy. The doodles that I’ve been doing for years (since I was a toddler in fact) are morphing into full scale pictures. To be honest they have been for
Doodling again – the restless pen!
I’m working on a project (under wraps at the moment) but when I stop working the pen refuses to lie still hence the attached drawing done in front of some sort of detective.
Experimental free form drawing
Playing with the line is, to my mind, I imagine like playing jazz. The notes have been learnt, the portraits drawn and the skills learnt so now its time to play. Its somehow
Why aren’t trees more like humans…or dogs
Pals say to me why don’t you draw from nature? I can take this on board…why don’t I? I grew up in London, I lived and loved in London – all my happy
Festival faces x 1
The pen is up, alive and excited because the Brighton festival is on. So much inspiration to draw. This cheers me up. I might look at a face and then store it in
Starting a portrait of a cat
Creating an animal portrait is, strangely, just as challenging as a human one. Firstly their owner is very aware of EXACTLY what they look like. Secondly every animal, like every human, is different…very
Drawing Colin
In doing portraits I am often asked to do someone or some creature who is no longer with us. Passed away, passed over or just plain died. My darling late and very funny
Sky Arts Self Portrait
I wondered what I would look like to me now. Doing others portraits is much easier because there is a recognition. After Colin died I didn’t recognize myself. Though I must say vanity
Doodles in front of the TV
As soon as the pen woke up in Edinburgh I found myself drawing in front of the TV again. Grieving put me into a strange space still does. I would watch the TV
Edinburgh -walks with my pen
“Drawing is simply a line going for a walk” Paul Klee I didn’t draw for over a year when my darling Colin died. I still carried my pen with me and a small