Yes, I am quite willing to try new things if it will improve my work and my latest thing is using tissue paper. I have used tissue paper before and stopped because I didn't like the smudgy result...

So today I went to paint by the river. It was a very cloudy day and there were beautiful rays of sunshine coming through the clouds. I really love to paint them as they are so dramatic. And...

So today I went to meet my friend who lives in Beppu. This small touristy town perched on the side of a mountain next to the sea is famous for its hot spas. The drive there was refreshing. I had...

The truly uninspiring answer is because I have a lack of time and the responsibility of looking after a toddler. But another reason is that the same scene is never the same; like one Greek...

A few days ago I cycled to the sea and painted the sunset. It was very cloudy and I didn't know whether it would be a spectacularly colorful sunset or a dull one. It ended up being a combination...

So for the last four or five days it has been raining but today the sun came out like a blow torch on my back. I scuttled back into the house like a louse scuttling under a brick. It's getting...