Up early to paint in Amsterdam

A favourite walk on the common

Our penultimate en plein air before the autumn program starts.

Life drawing at Poole and East Dorset Art Society 9 September

With the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset at Holy Trinity Church, Warmwell 7 September

Jackson’s plein air day at sculpture by the Lakes

Painting Kimmeridge with Broadstone Art Society.

A morning at the Royal Watercolour Society and an afternoon at the Imperial War Museum

Painting at Stoborough Heath with the artist Julie Herring.

A quick sketch while taking the grandchildren to Corfe Castle

A morning on Knoll beach with the boys

A good time at the beach swimming, painting and sketching.

A little windy at Bramblebush Bay this morning.

Watercolour workshop at St Nicholas church, Corfe Mullen

Sketching at the 16 century Anderson Manor House

Painting at Dorchester Kite Festival, Poundbury

Painting by Fisherman’s dock in Poole along with Poole & East Dorset Art Society this morning. A good attendance and a very sociable group.

It’s always fun to visit #pooleparkrun to try to sketch a few of the runners. They are a really friendly bunch and the organisation to get nearly 1000 runners safely around the course and to record every individual’s time is amazing. Here’s my attempt to capture a few of them, and a dog of course!

Sketching a royal visit in Blandford Forum

The New Forest Folk Festival. Four days of great music, old friends painting and the odd beer.