The Arcade in Accrington – Sketching With Ribble Urban Sketchers


I had the opportunity to join the Ribble Urban Sketchers Group. We met at the Arcade in Accrington. I have created a blue watercolour pencil sketch which I later enhanced with gloss.

How To Draw Tree Foliage With Coloured Pencils


My latest drawing with Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils is of rich green poplar trees in Castle Park. In this post you can find out about the drawing techniques I used to create the leaves, grass, sky, shadow etc.

Introducing Derwent Lightfast Oil Pencils


Lightfast Coloured Pencils are pencils that have a pigment that is resistant to fading and discolouration when exposed to light. The sheer variety of colours and how they can be used allow me more creative freedom without the mess of mixing paint.

Experience Synesthesia


What is it like to Be Go Sha? – What is it like to live with syneasthesia? For me, it mainly manifests itself by seeing words in colour and also in space… 

Every letter has its own unique hue and words are a combination of these colours. The first letter gives the word its colour scheme.