I start with a selfie from yesterday after first haircut for 6 months. Thanks Josie! The night before this was the end to my 60's...

This lockdown has led me to being more productive than I have been for many years. Trying to keep up the blog has helped me to focus. I...

Having spent some time on the laptop doing experiments with the fungi photos, for some reason I just started a pastel study of one of the...

The main feature of the Wednesday blog has gone no further yet. In a mood of some exasperation I tackled the previous abandoned lichen...

My second attempt pastel drawing of the lichen continues. Using a limited range of pastels and occasionally adding touches of titanium...

A bit of a gap since my last blog. Sometimes other things happen in a hermit's life. I was, in Wednesday's blog, starting another pastel...

About two weeks ago I did a painting based on lichen growing on a bench. Exploring old photos on my laptop revealed this one taken in the...

The recent painting is finished. The shades of grey used were thought about a lot. They give structure whilst allowing the warm interior...

The perspective painting progresses slowly . The main idea is to let the central triangles look hot. That means that other areas need to...

The painting that was abandoned 2 years ago has been moved forward with a simplified tonal interpretation of the box like forms. Two of...

Funny how progress can seem very slight. Two days ago I filled in all the areas in this painting and mentioned the importance of quiet...

I have been pressing on with adding colour to the shapes with the aid of masking tape- Now all the shapes have been filled and I have...

I found a sheet of watercolour paper drawn out in a golden section pattern. Done about 2 years ago. I decided to paint it in sections...

One trick I have always advocated is this. When a picture is probably finished, prop it up somewhere visible. Occasional glances will...

I start with the latest state of the Big painting. I have been adding more and more shapes in different transparencies. I think the idea...

The lichen picture has been continued, changing the paint on the brush from purple to blue to white, Trying to judge how far to take the...

The painting of lichen on a bench has continued through two more stages.In the first I added heavy body white to start making the forms...

Firstly, one variation of the thoughts I was having in the last blog. Circles rather than rectangles.I want to explore what acrylic...

A consequence of this restricted lifestyle is the contemplation of things done in the past. What was any good? What might I do...

I have been cutting and sticking shapes found in animal photos. Designs are trying to be mostly random, though I make judgements all the...