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Inspiration and Creativity on Holiday

Inspiration and Creativity on Holiday

If you are reading this blog post round about the time that I have published it, I will be on holiday in Croatia. I thought it would be appropriate to write about how the natural sights we have seen and the items we have collected on our holidays have introduced different ideas and pieces of art into my creative life.... View more
Exercising Outdoors and Creativity

Exercising Outdoors and Creativity

In this blog post, I'm going to discuss how my art is directly connected to, and improved by, taking part in exercise. As Henry Thoreau said "me thinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow". inspired by the landscape As the owner of Max the Patterdale Terrier, I walk him every day. Walking through... View more
Autumnal Inspiration

Autumnal Inspiration

My art is directly influenced by the sights I see every day.  I'm lucky enough to live in a stunningly beautiful place (Perthshire, Scotland).  Every day, I go walking with Max the Patterdale Terrier, and the plants and animals we see often end up as the subjects for my linocuts and other prints.  Autumn has to be one of my... View more