Hungry Bird

Whilst in Hokkaido on the nature photography mission, we came across a lot of birds including seagulls, swans and eagles. … More

Pink Quirky Owl

Still in Hokkaido, Japan on our nature photography tour! For a few days, we were in Rausu on Shiretoko Peninsula, … More

Today Emperor Akihito of Japan has officially abdicated his throne in favour of his son, Prince Naruhito who will now … More

Today I attended the second Nihonga Japanese watercolour workshop hosted by my weekly art tutor, Sugawara-san. It involved firstly creating … More

The mini me is back! It’s been a while since I’ve sketched in charcoal, chalk and conté sticks. So wonderful … More

Last weekend I attended a workshop at my weekly art class. It was about Nihonga, which is traditional Japanese watercolour … More

Today I went to my painting classes for the first time in ages. We learned the techniques of traditional Japanese … More

It’s also been some time since I’ve painted some flowers. I guess it’s more a spring theme but I do … More

As I’m writing this, Japan is playing against Poland in the World Cup Soccer in Russia. So I decided to … More

Just booked a trip to London. Although I had lived in the UK for over 10 years the last time … More