signs and signals

According to the Design Council‘s report produced in this 70^th anniversary year, our design industry generates 72billion, yes billion, pounds a year within the UK economy – a remarkable achievement.

lifetimes

The allotment is at its midsummer best, prolifically producing berries, leaves and fat pods. The sweet peas fill the air with scent and colour, nonpareil.

progress with caution

Late one night, tired and looking forward to my bed, I got zapped driving home at 34 in a 30mph zone.

making waves

Mother Nature has really perked me up; I was just thinking about painting wave patterns myself when I find a little Japanese pufferfish is way ahead of me!

Best to be Merry

Gazing in the early Herefordshire sun at a flock of sumptuous pedigree black Welsh sheep this weekend brought me full circle. 

drawing the line

The two little boys were furious with each other!  Amidst shouting and tears the game of Snakes and Ladders was disintegrating into war in the next room. I was painting. Mr 4-years stomped into the studio and vigorously drew marks across the middle of the long strip of paper taped onto their side of the table.“That’s the wall” he announced “and he can’t come into my half.” He wrote his name plus the word ‘only’ and started to draw his garden.

a sideways glance

I have a lot of faith in the corner of my eye.