A sketch and stroll to Stannon Stone circle, Bodmin Moor Stannon is rich area for lumps, bumps and possible prehistoric archaeology. It does make me wonder what could have on the moorland that has now been quarried away. The exciting spot on this trip however was the sun-basking adder (twice!) . It always feels a privilege to be able to observe wildlife in their natural environments. About forty stones are standing in a 43 metre by 39 metre irregular circle. There is pronounc

On the easel… work in progress Rame head from Whitsands. I am experimenting with ways of painting the same view using different approaches, at different scales. I have been wanting to revisit this particular colour palette of steely greys for some larger seascapes. It uses a two colour chords of warm greys and cooler, greener greys all mixed from Emerald Green, Indian Red and titanium white – bringing in just a touch of blue at the end. I wanted to capture the choppy sea, i

Sketching at Spinster’s rock Neolithic chamber tomb, North east Dartmoor , OS Map Ref SX700908 Taking the scenic route home across – skirting the eastern edge of Dartmoor so we could pick up the road across the moors, heading towards Princetown. I noticed on the map ‘Spinsters Rock, burial chamber’. A quick detour was required. Spinster’s rock is a Neolithic dolmen- a rather impressive one. However, in 1862 it was reconstructed following a collapse in storm – and it seems a n

Greeting the rising sun – available as greeting card, 13x13cm, blank inside. The stone circle can be found on Bodmin moor just below the enigmatic Rough Tor within a landscape full of prehistoric ritual, funerary and settlement remains. It is assumed to be late Neolithic- middle bronze age based on excavations of other sites, and sits within a landscape with many other prehistoric features. The circle sits within a wide natural bowl between Roughtor, Garrow Tor, Brown Willy a

Sketching with the skylarks at Trippet Stone circle, near Blisland, Bodmin moors. Starting further south, just north of the A30 the vegetation change in the shallow valley suggested a boggy area. We did not stray down into the rough sedges but some moorland cows confirmed this, ankle deep in a muddy pool. By the time this water course reaches the area of the Trippet stones, it has coalesced into a stream and dropped into a small steep valley that separating the common from t

Exhibition coming up: KIN at the Fish Factory, Penryn 17th-27th June KIN explores the visible and invisible threads that connect artists working both at a distance from one another, and from art communities in urban centres across the UK. Through painting, installation, moving image, sound, sculpture, and mixed media, the exhibition reveals how shared experiences, challenges, and creative impulses weave together to form a distinctive creative network that reflects the realiti

On the easel - reworking an old painting with fresh ideas