Sunday 7 June 2026

Taking stock on the allotments. I started this acrylic sketch today.

But it's a busy time of year with vegetables growing so fast in these hot wet days. So I also had to dig, plant, water and protect the beans from crows and pigeons.

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Wednesday 3 June 2026

Pebbles in a bowl: stone soup.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Soup

​watercolour.

Tuesday 2 June 2026

A patch of poppies at the edge of a field above Great Barford.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monday 1 June 2026

​That sky looks pretty dark.

A face disfigured by laughter. Reminds me of someone.

And that flag torn by a mouth. Divided by words? Ripped by rhetoric. Shredded. Certainly re-formed.

What are the chances of that?

About 5 million to one?

Sunday 31 May 2026

Jason Crow, a US democrat - a quick watercolour sketch from a paused Youtube video. Sensible views - and interesting bone structure :)

I would have done more - and differently, but I was overtaken by how much watering there was to do on the allotment, and how many tomatoes needed to be planted.

Friday 29 May 2026

On the Newnham allotments - shadows of a plum tree on a patch of corrugated iron next to a compost bin.

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Thursday 28 May 2026

Sketching in a light breeze in the embankment shadows by the war memorial. 

Monday 25 May 2026

​Canes and bottles on the Newnham allotments today.

Saturday 23 May 2026

Box End Park - the alders by the lake - a sketch in coloured pencils.

The water was much bluer near the shore, and the light was so bright it bleached what it struck. There were some very burnt and red shoulders among the wake-boarders. I'm glad that I could sit in the shade and use my brolly to fend off the rays.

Friday 22 May 2026

Bromham church from underneath an oak tree on a very hot day.