Ashdown Forest

27 January 2008


Painting on a cold and bright January morning in Ashdown Forest.

Ink and watercolour.

The Twelve Pigs of Christmas

25 December 2007


Twelve piggies drumming


Eleven piggies piping


Ten piggies a-leaping


Nine piggies dancing


Eight piggies a-milking


Seven piggies a-swimming


Six piggies a-laying


F-i-v-e g-o-l-d p-i-g-s


Four calling piggies


Three french pigs



Two turtle pigs


And a piggy in a pear tree!



Rabbit cooks a pancake

16 December 2007

Tibet: Day 18 - Kathmandu

19 October 2007


Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu

Tibet: Day 17 - Kathmandu

18 October 2007


Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu

Tibet: Day 15 - Everest

14 October 2007

We camp outside Ronbuk monastry, in heavy fog. A sleepless night: yak bump into the tents at all hours, and the temperature falls below the range of the thermometer. I wake about 3am, put on every item of clothing I can find, and it's still too cold to sleep.

Next morning, the fog clears, and in the clear bright light of day, the peak of Mount Everest looks close enough to reach out and touch.


It's a twenty minute walk, or five minute drive, to base camp. When I arrive, a soldier asks to see my passport.


Tibet: Day 9 - Drepung monsatery

09 October 2007


Tibet: Day 12 - Lhasa


Lhasa: Beijing Road

Some of the old Tibetan style buildings that are left, prayer flags on every rooftop. Monks in maroon robes are a common sight.


Yothuk Road, Lhasa.

As close as I can get to Barkhor Square to paint, without being surrounded by tourists.