Playing Cards – The printing presses are running
It's been a while since my last update. The weather (we've had some!) and the busy month of May (with celebrations and exciting visitors) have kept me occupied ... On the…
Paul on the Harmonica - Pen, ink drawing and digital painting
Drawing a Musician & motivating Swimmers
Music is always inspiring, as are those who perform it so brilliantly... My friend Paul is an absolute star on the harmonica; he plays and sings across the musical genres, exuding…
Website updates and Recent Design work
Re-designing and updating websites (or portfolios) is a bit like moving the furniture around, or throwing things in a suitcase and going for a drive in search of a new view ...…
Tarot and Playing cards – Artwork update
After delving into pen and ink drawings it's time for a digital painting update ... In this Tarot themed post you'll find a preview of the latest additions to my upcoming playing cards ...…
Pen & Ink Drawing – Ropes, Portraits & Architecture
Time for some more ink drawings :) Drawings from the James Craig I want to do more detailed drawings of this beautiful ship ... these sketches are, for me, the…
The Ocean and a Tall Ship for Inspiration
On the weekend I spent the day with the family on board a tall ship; it was a wonderful experience given to us by lovely parents :) The James Craig is the…
Sketching with ArtGraf – Watercolour Graphite
It is always exciting to discover a new drawing material ... A few weeks ago I was on a mission to redeem my loyalty points at Eckersley's, when this stylish looking ArtGraf tin…
Colourful Holiday Season and Crocheting
This time of the year is like a kaleidoscope of bright colours! Outdoors we have the sun, blue skies and a zillion shades of green splashed across the scenery; on trees, grass,…
Magazine Design Mock-ups
What is a Mock-up? If you haven't stumbled on the word mock-up before, this post may shed some light on both meaning and use. There's a little background, a few examples, and even some trivia…
The Divided Brain
In this post I want to share a video about the divided brain, in which Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist takes us on a fabulously well explained journey... I watched it a…
Pssst… 15% discount on Tarot decks
This month I'm offering a discount on Nine Lives Tarot decks, to celebrate the 1 year anniversary since publishing the deck in November last year. It has been a busy…
Artistic Journey: DeviantArt Contest
What does your artistic journey look like? Do you have a straight path, a meandering track full of detours, or a journey with many stops and starts? An artistic life…
Web-design update: Swim club and Gardens
In this post I thought I'd show two of the latest websites I've been working on. Earth vs Water - Gardening vs Swimming... both different, but in some ways similar - as in…
The Joys of Ink Drawing
In my last post I talked about the recent blog move... It has been been so much fun to tweak and redress this fresh new space, to the point where I almost…
Moving Blog to a new Home
The Creative Pencil has found a new home After spending four years on the 'Blogger' platform, I decided it was time to bite the bullet (so to speak) - I…