Iris, watercolour

I was given some iris flowers from a friend and last night managed a watercolour before they died… just a few flowers and buds left but enough to capture their “personality”. The big, soft, droopy petals make me think of dogs’ ears…. only...

Brush painting

Based on principles of sumi-e at my recent workshop the aim was to encourage participants to make varied brush strokes and create works that were fluid.  I did show some traditional Sumi e strokes but with the limited time of a single day workshop...

Handmade Artist's Book

MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK WITH ME at a workshop a Sheffield Working Artspace (TRAK) on April 21st. Follow the  link to their blog for more info.[slideshow] This is an activity I ran at the recent Scouts Jamboree held in Tasmania (more photos of participants’ work to...