Last week I was lucky enough to visit the wonderful Palacio da Pena in Sintra, Portugal. There was so much to see and admire and I took lots of photographs, mainly of the beautiful tiles that adorn the palace walls. I wanted to make a quick record of the visit and not simply keep a … More Sintra: Palacio da Pena

The poppy Patty’s Plum in our garden is nearly over, the recent rain turning the edges brown – soon the petals will drop. Looking at the grey sky I thought I would try to capture them while they are still holding on – literally a five minute window before the rain. I used Caran D’Ache … More Five Minute Sketch

I have been trying out another resist technique recently, using flour paste as the resist medium. There is information available in books about this idea but detailed below is my method, which differs in some ways from the versions I have read about. I remember doing something like this as a primary school teacher when … More Flour Paste Resist