One of the best parts of any exhibition or open studio is the opportunity to talk with fellow travellers and listen to their experiences of locations from all around the world. Whether it’s for work, holiday or exploration; everyone has their own favourite places and unique tales.
These posts contain plenty of destinations i’ve been lucky enough to see for myself. It also works as a wish list for many paths i’ve yet to tread. I hope to share my world series illustrations, travel sketchbooks and perhaps a few travelogs… featuring brave adventurers who have already ventured forth!
I’m back on the World Series trail with a new colour study on acrylic paper. ‘Dubrovnik, Croatia’ is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is historically known as Ragusa and continues to be one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. In 1979, the city of […]
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Another feature piece to share… a pagoda with a view! perhaps the best view in Japan? It’s certainly one of the most recognisable locations in the country. Often used for blogs and travel sites advertising tourist trips. Chureito Pagoda (忠霊塔) in Yamanashi Prefecture has a stunning view to Mount Fuji. […]
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I love the idea of measuring the year in smaller seasons. Prior to the Gregorian calendar, farmers in China and Japan broke each year down into 24 sekki or “small seasons.” These seasons didn’t use dates to mark seasons, but instead, they divided up the year by natural phenomena. To […]
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I’ve been looking forward to sharing this scene with you. It’s a commission of Auckland in New Zealand for our wonderful friends Hannah and Alex. They worked over there a few years ago and wanted a memory of their time living in the city. I’m really pleased with how the […]
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A lovely scene to share with you this week, featuring a completely new subject for me and a very different style of cityscape. This painting ‘Jerusalem’ was actually commissioned as a gift, but the illustration also sits beautifully with my World Series. It needed to show the Church of the […]
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A new World Series image to share with you as I catch up on a busy couple of months! Nyhavn (New Harbour) is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early […]
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