I think we’re all in need of something creative to keep our mind off things just now, so I thought I would put all of my free colouring pages together in one post so they’re easy to find. I’ll add … Read More

I created this acorn and oak leaf lino print recently to teach my community art group, and everyone had great fun carving and printing. I thought I would share my tip for creating an autumnal gradient blend for printing lino … Read More

This year I’ve been working hard on getting my third colouring book ready for release. As of today, I have 43 pages finished, and just 9 more to go. The video above shows just one minute’s worth of work that … Read More

If you know my work, then you will know that I am very interested in sacred geometry and have done plenty of artwork using the Flower of Life. This statue in the Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, caught my eye this weekend, … Read More

A huge thank you to one of my lovely weekly craft group members, who bought me this beautiful bouquet last week. Unbeknownst to him at the time he bought them, it was very apt, as I celebrated my 10th business … Read More

If you have a small space in your garden or yard, than I definitely recommend you try growing your own tomatoes. The flavour is so much better than any shop bought tomato, and you can grow them in a very … Read More

In my latest tutorial video, I show you how to draw these is whimsical Celtic knot tree design. This is a really simple method of drawing basic Celtic knots and is perfect for beignners. I hope you’ll have a go … Read More

In the sea of marguerite daisies in our garden, it’s fun to see what flower will be the next pop of colour in there. This week it’s this beautiful rose. As always, you can use this colour swatch in your … Read More

The vibrant colour of these California poppies is something we always look forward to each year. This year they are coming up amongst all the hundreds of marguerite daisies, and are really adding a lovely pop of orange to the … Read More

We’ve been lucky with the cornflowers this year, an annual one self-seeded in our greenhouse in the allotment, and this perennial cornflower is a firm favourite in the garden each year. The colour swatch can be found over at Adobe … Read More