30-12-22 after Dieric Bouts - The Fall of the Damned (detail) I saw an image of this painting from 1470 on social media this morning and was immediately taken with it so later on I made a copy in pencil, ink and watercolour. Don't you think that Dirk Bouts is a great name?

31-12-22 self portrait with hat. Happy new year!

1-1-23 I'm nofan of Picasso but I made this copy of his self portrait at 18 and it let me know that I have a lot to learn

2-1-23 fire-dog

Obsession and distraction youtu.be/e_35WsiwHxk via YouTube

3-1-23 Chairman Mao is peeping out from behind the sofa

4-1-23 ornamental cabbage. I thought of Richard Diebenkorn when I drew this. I noticed the way the cabbage breaks into the grid formed by the room and thought of him and and a number of other painters who have studied this form of composition

5-1-23 perception and interpretation. I'm thinking of starting a podcast and this is an idea for an episode. We recreate in our minds much of what we perceive through our sight by making use of our past experiences. So what is realism in art?

6-2-23 drawing room drawing

7-1-23 a 5am start is fine if you can have an afternoon rest

8-1-23 shout out to all the dogs out there! Fetch this stick

10-1-23 on our way to town

11-1-23 I drew Boy Playing the Bagpipes, by Caius Gabriel Cibber, ca. 1680-1690 at the v&a

13-1-23 Rupert

14-1-23 Cloud Sudy

Should still life try to be Contemporay? youtu.be/OQbffSTnJTc via YouTube

Christmas Miniatures youtu.be/hlHUumwzVCs?si… via YouTube

New Vlog out now youtu.be/S4uJMr5vRoI

Banyan youtu.be/eEITKMpPVGE?si… via YouTube

I can heartily reccomend Thunderclap by Laura Cumming. I made a video with a few thoughts here; Thunderclap youtu.be/4ON3YNVsKPE?si… via YouTube