Autumn onions and shallots Oil painting that we all faced in

that we all faced in our own way

What I always look out for in January are the Seville oranges for making marmalade

When I take out my field drawings from my slightly dilapidated leather music satchel

The purple pink chives and arches of the Salvia flowers catch the June sunshine

the shadows play a game with the shape of the fruit

Autumn onions and shallots Oil painting that we all faced inA lovely bowl of mixed onions and shallots drawn with marker pens on a 200gsm mixed media paper. These marker pens are great fun to use and they allow layers of colour and tone to work together in rather an unusual way. I genuinely believe that it is good to try different media and techniques on a regular basis. Firstly to discover and explore, also to add to ones quiver of tools that help describe a subject. I love the feel and sound of materials on