It’s been almost 10 years since I painted my first snowy view of Winchester Cathedral. ’Winchester by Cathedral Light’ was part of my first set of Christmas cards and has remained a big part of my seasonal offering ever since. It wasn’t a particularly detailed study. But as is often […]
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For anybody working in seasonal marketing, they will already be painfully aware of the disconnect between the creation of a holiday campaign and the lived customer experience. Somebody has to design, develop and make these things long before anyone might actually feel festive. I found myself working on festive themed […]
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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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It almost feels safe to post Christmas illustrations… almost. Every year it’s a strange balance between customers who ask after Christmas Cards during the Summer Open Studios (!) and resisting flooding social media with festive images before the advent calendars are even out. I’m always keen to add some new […]
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As we rattle through November I can see the garden looking bare and rather chilly through the studio windows. The bigger trees are fully dropping their leaves now and those bark fingers are stretching up into the blue. Although we’ve lost most of the vibrant autumn leaves, I still love […]
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