Day 51: What no bananas?
I'm a big fan of bananas and in the past I've drawn them with some success; for some reason their cuboid shape creates excellent shadows while »
Day 50: There's nothing like a decent hat
A few years ago I visited the venerable hat shop of Lock & Co. Hatters for a birthday treat; I rather like hats and have always »
Day 49: A corkscrew is an essential part of camping
When you're camping in France (and especially in France) a corkscrew is an essential piece of kit. If you can't enjoy a nice bottle of wine »
Day 48: One mirror but two techniques
In the bathroom where I'm staying I spotted a rather interesting object this morning - a simple shaving mirror. What I rather like about this item »
Day 47: Once a river ran here
Near to where we are staying there is, somewhat weirdly, a sturdy, stone bridge which goes nowhere and crosses nothing but an earthen path down to »
Day 46: Looking across the river
Here in the Dordogne we're lucky enough to be staying in a B&B which sits right next to the river, overlooking it. Yesterday we »
Day 45: Sunglasses required on holiday
Here in the sunny Dordogne sunglasses are rather an necessary accessory; British eyes are unused to sunlight of this intensity. So I've been wearing my sunnies »
Day 44: Idly drawing at the breakfast table
Today, sat at the breakfast table, I reflected on how much I enjoy drawing objects formed of recognisable shapes. There's real, direct feedback when you get »
Day 43: A nice fruit group
I rather like drawing fruit (almost as much as I like eating it) with its pleasing contours, texture and shading. It's best in colour, of course, »
Day 42: Looking through the picnic table
Casting around for inspiration this lunchtime I found myself gazing at the hole in the centre of my picnic table; the grain of the wood was »