Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorised
My sister celebrates her birthday in June – a great reason to head south to Acomb to celebrate together and to sketch some of the familiar sights of the village where I grew up. Dad used to grow peonies in the old place in Hobgate Acomb has a strong sense of...
Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
Let’s have a look around the Tolbooth main gallery area at ground level. The side windows face up the length of the High Street and it’s worth taking a look in every few days as work is sold and new art brought in. Beautiful wooden bowl by Willy Watson,...
Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
From the doorstep The best thing about our new home here in Scotland, is stepping outside our back door. From here, the rush of the mighty River Clyde is carried up the sides of the valley where it never fails to take my breath away, make me stop whatever I’m...
Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorised
It’s Sketch Book Skool time of year! I have signed up to six weeks of ‘Stretching’ with Jonathan Twingley as our first teacher and it has given me a timely nudge to loosen up away from my formal architectural drawings. So, as a change from streets,...