Autumn colour
Walking to the village and back on a wet afternoon, I gathered up a few colourful finds. The bur oak has distinctive hairy acron cups,...
Autumnal paintings
I spent the morning painting sprigs of pyriocantha and cotoneaster from my garden, and some leaves from a cherry tree. It was "Holiday at...
Environmentally friendly crafts
Todaty is the last day of the Great Big Green Week, the Uk's celebration of community action to tackle climate change. I went to St...
Daisy
A phoograph of a flower in a local garden provided reference for a pen and ink sketch
Christmas art
Eight members of the Friends of Lymm library craft group met today, to continue making Christmas cards for the Oughtrington luncheon club....
Castelfranco Veneto
This was the view from our bedroom window (in the aptly named Hotel Alla Torre) , of the city walls at Castelfranco Veneto. The walls...
Visiting "hidden" Italy
The northern Italian city of Mantua is surrounded by three artificial lakes, built for defence, and now home to swans. I sketched this...
Bassano del Grappa
I sketched this corner of the Piazza Liberta in the Italian town of Bassano del Grappa. Faded frescos, balconies, colourful flags,...
Lymm Rocks remembers the Queen
Members of the local rock painting group have created some beautiful tributes to the Queen. Some have even been taken to Buckingham...
Art galleries, creativity and wellbeing
In a presentation for MuseumNext, the Head of Learning and Engagement at the National Galleries of Scotland, Siobhan McConnachie,...