Explore and Draw

Dear Reader, It’s with great pleasure that I can announce the launch of my new course Let’s Decorate! - bright ideas for painting everyday objects It’s been something I have been working on in the background before I gave birth and over the last few months have been slowly chippping away a bit at a time to bring it to completion. I must admit I didn’t think I’d ever finish it working in such short...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. In today’s podcast episode I decided to trek down to the most southerly point on the Lizard peninsula. It was such a beautiful morning, sunny, blue skies a bi...

Hello readers! I’m delighted to announce the result of our first giveaway here on Substack. Thankyou to everyone who took the time to comment and enter on my November round-up post. It was really a pleasure to read your comments and hear also which Derwent pencils are your favourite and which you’d like to try. I’ve listed the pencils that are included in the giveaway in case you want to build you...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. Today I drove across the Lizard peninsula to the Helford area, parked at Kestle Barton and made the muddy walk down to the woods just above Helford Village. M...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. Today I walked to Mullion Meadows and sat sketching the trees- inspired by my Tree prompt in my 2024 Calendar . Below is my set-up on a stone bench, and I sat...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. It’s been a little while but I’m glad to be back out doing another episode and have you along with me. Today I’m staying closer to home as my subject matter i...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. In today’s episode I made my way to popular beach and beauty spot Kennack Sands on the Lizard Peninsula. This well known area has two beaches, one is closer t...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. In today’s episode you’ll join me at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula. A cloudy, overcast day with a bit of breeze. I’ve had to zip up my jacket and hood...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. Join me today for an early morning sketch down at Porthallow cove. It was a lovely, clear, bright, sunny day and even before 8.30am I could feel the heat of t...

Dear Listener, Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. Join me today for a morning sketch down at Housel Bay at Lizard Point. The weather was dry, but had a certain mugginess about it. I could see the sea mist gat...

Join me on another sketch walk- this time exploring very close to home- Mullion Meadows and the views over by the Llama fields. I really wanted to capture the bright greens that are typical of Spring-time. I pre-painted my pages with ink and a little sprinkling of salt and sketched on top of them with a mix of media- mostly neocolor II crayons and luminance pencils. A very calm and quiet morning w...

In today’s episode join me on a fresh, windy walk from Ruan Minor down to the sea. I spot common dog violets, lesser celandine, blackthorn, and gorse. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...

Join me for another walk, exploring the land and spotting signs of life in the soil and areas of burnt gorse on the Lizard Peninsula. Plants spotted land quillwort , dog violets, moss and thistle. In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below. This is a public episode...

Join me on my morning walk and a quest to find a place in the sun to sketch. Today I’ll be exploring the area just above Mullion Cove. Taking you through a cut-through that leads to a stream and copse. We’ll then ascend the cliff along a rocky path and find a point to sketch overlooking the sea cliffs below. We’ll encounter lichen in abundance, bumblebees, cliffside cows and a lot of sea mist. In...