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Under the sea workshop
In July I worked with Coritani Creative on their Fuelled sessions to put on art workshops with an environment theme. I opted to use...
colouroutsidetheli
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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The greatest story never told!
Since the autumn of 2023 I've been involved with a big project aiming to raise awareness of the Grim and Havelock story and what it means...
colouroutsidetheli
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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February's journal pages
This is volume 78 of my illustrated journals, I started this odyssey 8 years ago, and I had no clue at the time that I'd be using this...
colouroutsidetheli
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Warrior Women of the Marshes exhibition
For the last few months I've been working on a community project in Grimsby called Warrior Women of the Marshes. It was a joint effort of...
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Stamford town
I had the great fortune to stay in Stamford in Lincolnshire last weekend. What a joy to walk among the creamy stones of centuries-old...
colouroutsidetheli
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Handwriting Christmas cards
Treated myself to a lovely new pen, that's refillable, from Toms Studio and I'ev enjoyed using it to design my cards for friends and...
colouroutsidetheli
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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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....
colouroutsidetheli
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 13, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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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...
colouroutsidetheli
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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