I'm often asked about which is the best brush for botanical work but as usual there's no simple answer! I use lots of types of brush...

I recently ran a workshop on painting roses for The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Garden. It's always interesting to talk ...

Last week I wrote about my painting, Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra' being accepted for the ASBA 19th Annual International. This got...

Last Friday I visited the William Cowley vellum and parchment works, in Newport Pagnall. I've been buying vellum from Cowleys for well ...

There's been a lot of discussion recently about changes to Fabriano watercolour papers , which seem to be.... well not as good as they u...