Last year I was lucky to go on a month long trip to Europe, I decided to use an A5 Moleskine watercolour album to document my trip. It started in the UK with an intensely arty weekend. First was the
Urban Sketching – Part 1
Wild dog art
These two paintings were a result of an afternoon spent playing with watercolours. I posted the images on facebook and they were sold within 6 hours. Sometimes the paint just works, and I am incredibly proud of the way they
Designs for a Christmas wedding
My nephew got married on the 19th of December, mainly because it was the best time for family from all over the world to converge on the Cambridge area. He and his then fiancee, decided they were going to do
How I wanted to put Excalibur through my book cover illustration
There are many many moments in a creative person’s life, where you produce a piece of artwork with a deadline looming and you then just want to tear your hair out. I did this recently with the book cover illustration
Bridging the gap
I got a request from my friend Leslie of spectacular quilt fame: “Josh’s dear friend Emily is marrying Jeff on Jan 25th. I’m wondering if you could paint a watercolor for them with the intersecting hearts, their names and even
Portraits – my pre-Christmas challenge
A lot of my work is figurative, especially the illustration, but it has been a long time since I have been challenged to create portraits. I count the onsite sketches I have done over the years as useful exercises in
Advent Challenge 24 – go eat your turkey!
It’s over! This is the final post – I’m about as done as the Christmas turkey and probably gobbling just as much. This illustration by Benji Davies just about sums it up! Thank you to everyone who has read my
Advent Challenge 23 – sunshine and sandals
When we were moving from America, back to South Africa, a child asked us this question: “When do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa?” As it was asked by a child, I didn’t unleash the sarcastic side of me (always
Advent Challenge 22 – Louise Collis
Welcome to the wild paint world of Louise Collis. Louise lives and works in Wales where she paints plein air landscapes in oils. I love how the paint is evident, and yet miraculously becomes sea or cliff or beach.
Advent Challenge 21 – in good taste
The Victorian Garden is a creative idea worth sharing. Lindsay Salthouse started the company, using recipes for skin care products found in a collection of diaries written by her great-grandmother. She started out small, and has since gone from strength