Grim and Havelock book illustrations
For a few months over the summer I was working on a fabulous illustrations for a new book about the Grim and Havelock legend in Grimsby....
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colouroutsidetheli
- Oct 18
- 1 min
Visit to Ightham Mote
#sketchbookontour I've been out and about on tour with my sketchbook last week. I went to the National Trust property Ightham Mote in...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 19
- 1 min
Illustrated recipes
Like many people I have a battered folder full of recipes that I've collected over the years, cut-outs from magazines, scribbled notes...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Find the good in each day
I've started a new theme in my art journal, that is about me finding the good in each day, some of which will be about daily observations...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Art journal number 69
I first began doing an illustrated journal in January 2016. Back then I would take 3 months to fill each A4 landscape sketchbook. Since...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Wheel of the year illustrations
Currently working on a set of illustrations for a new nature-based art journaling project. I've been struggling for focus for the last...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 12
- 1 min
July 2023 sketchbook flick-through
Flick-through of one of my summer sketchbooks. I'm currently getting through one sketchbook every 3 to 4 weeks now. When I first started...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Sep 12
- 1 min
Wheel of the year illustration
I've been wanting to design my own wheel of the year for a long time, and now I've finally created something that I'm happy with! It's...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jul 4
- 1 min
Lovely chalet guests
I'm always really nervous about renting my chalet. It's our family holiday home, and sharing it with other people can feel quite...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jul 4
- 1 min
Chalet listed on Airbnb
The House with the Blue Door is available to rent, with a few dates still available for July. August is fully booked, but there are dates...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jul 4
- 1 min
June's journaling
This is the last three week's of my art journaling. It features lots of a new illustration project I'm working on about Grim and...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jul 4
- 1 min
BBC's Coastal Railways
In October 2021 I had a visit from Michael Portillo and the BBC to film the Humberston Fitties and my chalet. The link to the episode is...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jun 20
- 1 min
York in the spring
I've spent the last couple of days catching up on my sketchbooks. I have an annoying habit of getting to the end of a book and leaving...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Sketchbook flick through
I'm averaging around 3 weeks per sketchbook currently. It's normally a book a month, but I've got a few commissions on at the minute so...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jun 14
- 1 min
A different way of working
As soon as I heard that Tina Turner had died I knew I wanted to sketch a portrait of her. My mum passed her driving test the summer I...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jun 5
- 1 min
House plant journal page
I'm not sure how this has happened, but I seem to have turned into a houseplant fan! I think it's my son, he's 10, and loves plants and...
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colouroutsidetheli
- Jun 1
- 1 min
A walk in May
A couple of days ago I woke up feeling really anxious, so a walk to a nearby patch of woodland seemed like a good idea to try to calm it....
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colouroutsidetheli
- May 24
- 1 min
Workbook manuscript
Today I've been working on my workbook based on my recent Art, Anxiety and Me exhibition. I've decided to get a few of these printed to...
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colouroutsidetheli
- May 23
- 1 min
Renting my Fitties chalet
I've been busy this week getting my chalet ready for renting from July. Just moving a few things around, changing the bedroom, and doing...
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colouroutsidetheli
- May 23
- 1 min
Art, anxiety and me artwork
On Friday I visited the lovely Beonna, All Saints building near Boston to display some of my Art, Anxiety and Me artwork and to do some...
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