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I am a Brand Ambassador for the Portable Painter watercolour palettes, and they have just released a DISCOUNT CODE for anyone wanting to...

Despite the forecast the day turned out to be lovely and sunny. I was expecting to be painting lots of greys in Ireland, but as you can...

Oak tree in a corn field. This tree caught my attention as we got off the coach at the 17th century Wells House. The sun had just come...

A lovely summer day even though the clouds threatened. Had a masterclass with Kevin MacPherson on the beach which proved to be...

Art In The Open 2024 has begun in Wexford in Ireland. I’m intending to post my daily plein air paintings from here for the next few days....

There are hundreds of mountains higher than the Matterhorn; there are hundreds that are harder to climb. But there is none, anywhere in...

Failing to plan is planning to fail! I was reminded of this saying today as I am preparing for two new adventures. The first is that I...

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I have posted a new video on YouTube. It is for anyone who is painting in oils or acrylics and who...

I’m very proud to have just become a Brand Ambassador for the Portable Painter palettes, along with Sarah Burns . This means that we are...

Just wanted to let you know that I have the first of 4 articles now out in the Leisure Painter Magazine in the UK. (The first article...