When I learnt how to create monotypes at art school, it was a medium known for it's swift, mark-making that delivered fast, expressive resul

My Day 4 drawing in charcoal, black ink and pastel A couple of weeks ago, I attended a lovely 4 day art course at Paintbox School of Art in Cockenzie near Edinburgh. The tutor was the lovely Kittie Jones whose work I have seen and admired for a long time. I do love these small scale art education enterprises which seem to offer a great learning experience for a fraction of the cost of an art degree. I used to run Horsley Printmakers which held printmaking courses for many yea

I've been creating monotypes for more than 30 years - since my early days at art school but I still keep making discoveries for new...

I've had an ambition for a long time, to create seascapes that include our wonderful Northumberland coastal castles, the sea and...

I'm delighted to introduce my latest original monotypes. These are mostly seascapes exploring the theme of sunset at the coast. The...

These new new seascape originals with sunset colours are a development of the seascapes with headlands I was working on last year. My aim...

If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I've been working on a series of seascapes in monotype. It's one of my...