

Venice
We enjoyed a leisurely dinner sitting outside by the canal. An accordian player entertained us for a while before moving on. A gondola...


the Lymm tree
The latest version of the Lymm tree is up, and possibly the best yet. On the top layer, against a pale grey background, are brightly...


Lymm dam graffiti
I made this sketch sitting on the exposed sandstone at Lymm Dam, looking down towards the water. On a sunny day, children love to climb...


Crochet seaweed
I've been making seaweed for our scarecrow - very therapeutic. It's also a good way of using up yarn.
Tides of creativity
This blog post from Helen Wells resonates with me... "Sometimes in my art-making there are times when everything feels easy and falls...


Cricket
I've signed up for "A Summer of Sport", an Art for Wellbeing Challenge. The first three ideas were quick outline sketches of figures...


Rab
Rab town is on Rab island in Croatia, and full of medieval buildings, many from the thirteenth century. It was raining when we visited,...


Venice
My photograph had many typical features of a Venetian canal - tall stone buildings on either side, terracotta roof tiles, a marble...


The big Picture
I have completed my allotted section of the "Big Picture", a Lymm festival event. This year, to fit in with Lymm's Histric Transport Day,...


Pula
There were some impressive sights in this Croatian coastal city, including a well preserved Roman amphitheatre - but it was this dooorway...