Zoom in to see detail. I love the expansive, blood-red sky and it’s all free of charge! Thank you Universe!
Moonlight over Essex
COLLAGRAPHY COURSE
Did a short course on collagraphy with Genevieve Lavers – who is brilliant and a great teacher! Loved the course something I’ve wanted to do for some time. Completed these two . . .


BRAINTREE, ESSEX
PATTERNS
Braintree, Essex
MARTYN, MY LODGER
Pencil on cartridge paper
GRACE SLICK
Computer art – Grace Slick out of Jefferson Airplane. Hand traced photo, Illustrator
MUM’S GARDEN
Mum’s house and her beloved garden in Abbotts Anne, Hampshire
MALDON STORM
WREN
Keeping the shapes simple seemed to work best
LIFTING MIST
PRINT OF NATIONAL THEATRE
MEADOW AT BECKENHAM PLACE PARK
A beautiful sight
WALK IN THE PEAK DISTRICT
Stunning scenery on this amazing walk
HYLAND PARK SKIES
Early morning skies at this beautiful location.
DAY OUT – SCOTNEY CASTLE
Great day out, amazing plants
NATURE’S SCULPTURE
Love the texture and the dappled light falling on the wood.
MERCURY RECTIFIER
We had a few of these at Paxman Diesels in Colchester. I loved the colours and the buzzing of the sparks – reminded me of a scene from Frankenstein.
SNOWDROPS AT DEDHAM
What beauties! I love their perfect, solid shape
LIZZY’s MASTERPIECE
Amazing shot by my lovely wife at BECKENHAM Place Park
SOUTHBANK
Lookout – art installation on the Southbank
FULL MOON
Loved the framing of this image
NATIONAL THEATRE
London Southbank
BEFORE THE STORM
You could feel the electricity in the air – Camberwell, SE London.
BECKENHAM PLACE PARK
Morning mist in the trees
FUN MACHINE
Who knows where she’ll take you . . .
PSYCHEDELIC DREAMS
Who needs acid!
MISTY OCTOBER MORNING
I liked the framing and sense of depth in this tranquil, early morning scene at Hylands Park, Essex
GOD’s LIGHT SHOW
The beauty and sense of awe is staggering – and it’s free to enjoy; if only we would stop and open our eyes!
OLIVER THE MOUSE
‘Please Sir, can I have some more?’
A Marlborough Terrace
Les Baux-de-Provence
The sky over Les Baux-de-Provence
Amazing rock formations
Sunset over Provence
The view from our veranda.
London colours
Great view from the Southbank
Love the colours of the clearer sky reflected in the glass.
Pictograms
This is part of an exploration of pictograms. I used cut paper to create these.
The EY Exhibition: Van Gogh and Britain – Exhibition at Tate Britain
This major exhibition brings together over 50 works by Vincent van Gogh to reveal how he was inspired by Britain and how he inspired British artists
— Read on www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/ey-exhibition-van-gogh-and-britain
Visit – Friday 05/04/2019
Linocut – Crow with Nut

Initial print. I used masking and caustic soda to etch a texture into the background.
I printed my initial plate in both light yellow and then in cyan blue versions. I had too much ink on my first run which flooded the etched background. Subsequent prints were far better with less ink on the roller. I palette’d out using the pages of an old newspaper to remove excess ink before rolling out on the plate.

Slab clones
PRINT MAKING at Morley College
This design based on a flower stamen was developed from a photo image taken with a macro lens and drawn in pen and ink. The idea was inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe.
I used a zinc plate, polished and degreased with a chalk and citric acid mix to enable a hard ground to be layed then ‘smoked’ which would allow for crisp line mark-making with a stylus.
The plate was then etched using nitric acid for 6 mins (20:1)
The ground and any stop was then cleaned off with paraffin, and the plate was inked up using a traditional, oil based ink, Paper was prepared by soaking for 5mins and blotting (paper on cheek test!), and stored under plastic sheet until ready for printing.
The plate was then placed on the bed of the printer on a sheet of tissue to protect the blankets from absorbtion of excess ‘size’ squeezed out from the paper during the print process; it also to protects the expensive blankets from any ink marks. The prepared paper is then carefully positioned on top of the inked plate and another sheet of tissue is layed on top of paper. The blankets are carefully placed on top of the assembly of tissue, plate, paper and tissue and the roller is turned to emboss the intaglio print into the dampened paper.
The resultant print
Note: finger prints at the top of the plate. The plate is highly vulnerable during the process and must be handled with care. I also noticed scratching across the image – this could be due to other plates coming into contact in the draw whilst in storage. I will cover plates with card and elastic bands next time. Other faults include ‘bands’ down the left and right hand sides – this was due to stop-out used to protect the edges during ‘smoking’ of the plate. I will paint much thinner lines on each side next time – if at all.
Print making course
At Morley College, Westminster Rd

Stamen part of a flower.
BRAINTREE MARKET 2006
MIKA -Feline guru
THOUGHT CLOUDS
‘Be the sky in which thought clouds can dance’ – Jeff Foster
Braintree Windows
These are screen print designs based on actual windows in and around Braintree and Bocking, Essex.
Garden design
Straw bale
Sat at the side of a field on a glorious evening with golden light and sketched this
Meganisi Dreams
AUTUMN MORNINGS
RAYNE ARTS FESTIVAL
Three posters created for Rayne Arts Festival – I was a founding member of the team. Great memories and brilliant music and comedy. Happy times!
I wanted to capture the style of the 30’s With the architecture of the rail station and the fashion of the times.
The event at Rayne Station, a disused building where the lines had been taken up as part of ‘Beeching’s axe’ of the railways in the 60’s, ran for a few years between 2011-2013.
We wanted to give a platform for young and local talent. We had singers, bands, folk bands, art, comedy – a real family treat – all in aid of developing talent and donating to ‘The Friends of Flitch Way’.
MUSHROOM HOUSE
I love drawing these . . .
CORNISH COAST
LONDON NIGHTS
A wonderful night out on the Southbank at the Tate and under Blackfriars Bridge. I love the atmosphere in my favourite part of London. What’s you favourite part or city?
KNOBS & KNOCKERS
CARCASSONNE RAMPARTS
KENTWELL
My adorable Nephew at Kentwell – an annual Tudor reenactment where participants live like Tudors for a week in the grounds of a large Tudor mansion in Suffolk. He loved his time there – a life changing moment in his young life
He was a travelling ‘player’ for a week. They even speak the Shakespearean style language of the time when ‘on duty’.
ESSEX DOGS
Only in Essex! This was shot in Maldon and my grand-daughter added the hearts!
Reminded me of a Martin Parr style image.
ANTI PERSONNEL
Don’t trip over onto these little beauties, best not climb over them at all.
I was drawn to this image by the unworldliness of the landscape created by the spikes, patterns and shadow on this bridge in Chelmsford.
RANDOM ORDER
I was fascinated by the rythm created by these leaves on a pond in Writtle. The distribution of colour and shape is seemingly random, yet the texture is uniform
We owe everything to nature’s ability to create order from chaos.
NIGHTMARE DOLL
Took this shot in situ – no extra lighting, just sunlight hitting the doll at just the right angle and lighting up the head! I didn’t even move its position to get this shot.
What features in your worst nightmares?
GRANDCHILD MEETS CAT
Grandchild meets Mika the cat for the first time. A magical moment captured. I created this using a photoshop filter.
WINTER IN CENTRAL PARK, chelmsford
A COUPLE MAKEUP
We captured this couple preparing for a Halloween party at the Soho Theatre club in London . . .
FROSTY POND- HYLANDS
A wonderful day- love the jewel-like quality of the frost and the jet black water below
THE TRICKS-HOXTON
A live photo-shoot
SUNDOWN-FLYERS
LOGOTYPE
I thought this worked well as a logo
POSTER-SPIRAL CIRCUIT
Created this for a local Braintree band
EYE STUDY
I love to draw eyes, they are jewels from where the inner light shines out.
MY DAUGHTERS BEDROOM
Painted this back in 1990 and it’s still there!
CROW WITH NUT
Captured just before he took off
WOODCUT
Used plywood to create this woodcut print
RUBY THE COOL CAT
I really like this grunge effect – created on the iPhone
MODERNIST DESIGN
Created this in paper and card for background to an album cover.
STILL WATERS
KITCHEN SHELVING
Designed this in one sitting. Made of pine, planed, sanded and screwed together.
COSMONAUT LOTTIE
So glad I captured this magical moment!
BLEACH ON INK
Used bleach to create interesting textures and highlight effects
FLITCH WAY, Essex
Used Photoshop to create this image. Love the movement.
CITYSCAPE
Used a polystyrene base from a pizza to create this image. Scratch lines show up well when inked up with a brayer.
The original plate:
BUTTON ART
TYPOGRAPHY II
MICROSCOPE
Many layers in Illustrator to create this one!
SOUTHBANK, LONDON
Can’t remember what app I used to create this from a photo but I’m really pleased with the final image.
HERRIE
Meet Herrie, the Airedale. He’s a big dog and full of character. Next time I’ll suggest the outline rather than draw it. I’m pleased with it though – well I loved drawing it and that’s the main thing!
LET IT SHINE
Bronze I made at Pelham Hall Sculpture Studio, (Morley College) Lambeth Walk in London.
As I developed the piece, based on a dream featuring strange, equine creatures, I become aware of how I am slightly repelled by the idea of a horse’s mouth and nose parts perhaps through conditioning or genetic imprinting – I subconsciously judge them to be unclean in some way. This led me to ponder how normally, I turn away from what I perceive to be ‘unpleasant’ but if I accept my judgement as just another ‘thought-form’ – instead of being enslaved by it, I’m set free to perceive true beauty in everything
I found the development of the idea and the whole foundry experience to be an amazing metaphor revealing the great beauty of life and for me, the end result encapsulates that insight.
HEYBRIDGE BASIN
Etchings using zinc plate of one of my favourite places in Essex. I used cotton buds to lift the cloud effects.
Equine beauty
EVERYDAY OBJECTS
I used Derwent Pastel pencils to create this image of a pair of scissors.
MACRO FLOWERS
These were shot using a Canon 700D with macro lens. I loved the clarity and depth of field of the the lens.
BRAINTREE MARKET
Braintree market on a Wednesday morning. Competing banter entices shoppers hoping for a bargain.
TEXTURE
WRITTLE IN THE MIST
CORNISH HOUSE
BLUEBELL WOODLAND
HATFIELD FOREST
MINDSTOCK
Poster design for MINDSTOCK
CREATING A PORTFOLIO
Great tips on creating an effective portfolio to show to art colleges and universities.