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It isn’t a studio if you don’t have your bits and bobs around you !

  • The hat changes monthly !

    My friend Kim gave me this Beret, but it was on loan, and now its gone back to its rightful owner !

  • ...wow, that was a quick change !

    It was my fathers “Fez”, we have Tommy Cooper to thank for that…are you doing the hands now?

  • Best palette ever!

    This was made by The Little Brass box Company. This is one of my best pieces of kit, beautifully made in every detail. And I clean it everytime I finish using it !

  • A Christmas present

    Given to me years ago by my daughter, it was a stocking filler and i’m still using it !

  • ...Not another Palette !

    I bought this one from India, it’s larger but not a patch on the craftsmanship of my other one made by

    “The little Brass Box Co”

  • Tin Tin.. all around me!

    I have a long history with Tin Tin, Books, T shirts, Characters. Thankyou Herge…(oh ,was he Belgian?)

  • Dip Pens...

    I could go on forever about dip pens, & nibs, but if you want to create a line drawing with feeling and variance…use a “Dip Pen” every time !

  • Not all sharpeners are created equal !

    I’ve got more than a few sharpeners, you would think all sharpeners are made equal…they are not. This is one of my favourites at the mo !

  • Inks....OOOh inks

    Just to say, Inks are great to use with dip pens…I love them !

    ( I seem to “Love” a lot of things dont I ?)

  • Gromit is keeping it real

    Wallace is around somewhere too ?

  • My granulating colour palette

    You can do so much with different textures and colours and granulation can look so good…so I have a small range to do just that !

  • Everything in Black & White

    Yes…I’m one of those artistis who add gouache highlights on their paintings…get over it… life’s too short!

  • The bottom of my Palette

    Whenever I’m painting and taking a sip of my tea, I look down into the palette and see some amazing colours and designs…and here’s one or two !

  • Bottom of my dried palette

    Heres another amazing one….I’ve got loads of them !

Evolution of an image…

  • .... Oooh, I'm not so sure?

  • ... Keep the faith...

  • .... Just stop it !

  • Cant touch it now !

  • Time to tidy up !

  • Sky First

  • Make sure you dont drop anything on the Sky after !

  • Always looks better framed !

  • Painted this once before...

  • New colours...

  • Stand back and keep looking at it...upside down !

  • Aged Marble / stone is challenging to paint

  • From the fountain at Nymans

  • It started with a sketch in Pencil...

  • This colour is actually a very dark green

  • Thought I had lost him....

  • ...Then I found him again

  • Then he came to life !

  • An early painting

  • I like to paint from reference

  • At the difficult stage... will it look any good?

  • Paintings & Photos just have different qualities, they just do !

  • The background had 6 glazes

  • Didnt like the hair !

  • Still not satisfied with hair & face?

  • Ahh, thats better....

  • So pleased with how the layered colours worked.

Creating Watercolours from Pigment!

  • Pigments are just amazing...

    When you open a packet of pigment, the colour is so intense its amazing, and its so fine. So I wear respirator and googles…think ‘Breaking Bad’, but with colour !

  • A new World to discover & learn a whole new area.

    If you haven’t tried this go to YouTube and there’s a wealth of people who show you how. I buy my pigments from “Cornelissen” they are the best!

  • Pans & Tubes, think I have enough !

    I’m sure I will get through it all eventually…one way or another ?

  • Nothing like being organised !

    sorry…I just can’t help it. I’m built this way !

  • Another Palette !

    I think I’ve made enough paint now to last approx 4 lifetimes….but hey, who knows?

  • My Book of Colours

    Another sketchbook just dedicated to colours. Ones I’ve mixed, ones I’ve bought, and ones I’ve created.

  • Making Gum Arabic Binder

    These are the raw crystals, harvested from the Acacia tree in Sudan. These are Kordofan crystals.

  • Add distilled water.....

    So first you add distilled water, this breaks the crystals down, takes about 3 days. Aren't the colours amazing !

  • Filter it after 3 days....

    Add... Honey (Welsh of course), Glycerine, Ox Gall, Clove Oil and hey presto, you’ve made a binder!

  • Keep it in a cool and dark place

    The finished brew...err binder ! Should last me a while !