Category: Art

drawing of pink gerbera flowers in vasem pinks and greens

Mother’s Day Flowers

A wee test, to see if I can remember how things work here – and to share these lovely flowers! A welcome surprise from Ronan,

Pencil sketch of a tree atop some Cumbrian Crags

Craggy Clamber and Sketching in Cumbria

This spectacular place was a hop, skip and a clamber up from our Cumbrian campsite! A beautiful spot on top of the world, where all

Cyclamen painting behind cylamen flowerss

A Cyclamen re-Cycled

A few months ago, when the ground wasn’t frozen solid, my lovely friend Kerry and I went on a plant hunt. I bought and potted-on

Watercolour and pen painting of an eye with a cornea transplant - showing the stitches

Cornea Transplant Stitches – My Painting Progression

Stitch Removal – a zig zag story Today marks four years since my full cornea transplant (Penetrating Keratoplasty due to advanced Keratoconus). A time where

Witch Hazel Ink – making and drawing

I felt a teeny spot of inspiration today – the first day of the school holidays (for me). Given it hasn’t happened recently, I grabbed

Drawing of Fly Agaric mushroom with a red and white top on a monochrome back ground painted in shaggy ink cap ink

Fly Agaric – Amanita muscaria – Drawing

Looking back at my Fly Agaric post from last year, we decided to go back to the same spot at the same time of year

Elephant Hawk-moth

It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally finished my drawing of the Elephant Hawk-moth [Deilephila elpenor]. A groovier moth you couldn’t find! I

Pink Wire Spider

Following my recent progress with the arachnophobia that has plagued my entire life (bar perhaps the first couple of years), I have decided to focus