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.

What does the Moon really look like?


I was observing the moon in 3 different ways: 1. without my glasses,
2. wearing my contacts and
3. with my glasses on.
Every experience was different, the moon looked different every time.
Which of these 3 images is the true representation of the moon? What does the moon really look like?

Experience Synaesthesia – Colours And Shapes Of Music


I have a rare neurological condition – synaesthesia… No, it is not a disability, it is a remarkable sensation that I consider a gift. In this post, I would like to share with you some aspects of this experience and show you how I sense and see the energy of reverberating sounds of drums. For aContinue reading “Experience Synaesthesia – Colours And Shapes Of Music”

Clitheroe – oil painting of the town


This is my new picture which I am currently working on. I managed to record its beginnings. In this short video see how my town is emerging from nothingness of the canvas. Through lines and shapes, strokes of a brush, splashes of ink; I am forming, creating and bringing to life a town, my town, formed fromContinue reading “Clitheroe – oil painting of the town”

What do we like about landscape painting?


Living in a beautiful countryside is a source of inspiration to many artist and many indeed find joy and passion in recreating the scenery on their canvas. There is so much enjoyment out there, in constantly changing light affecting the clouds and the sky, the texture of grass, the pattern of fields which spread beforeContinue reading “What do we like about landscape painting?”