Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

There’s an old Egyptian saying, “Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return”. However I knew from the moment I stepped ou...

The thing that makes a painting difficult is uncertainty. Whereas if you plan in advance, the uncertainty is removed.    Dianne Sutherland...

 “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” Ludwig van ...

Last week, I went to visit an artist friend who has a small but exquisite garden , lovingly tended and filled with all manner of botanical...

Hedera hibernica, Irish ivy It’s always a great feeling to finish up a project and to finally clear away all the scraps of pa...