Oil paint is my first love, but a some time back I sprained my wrist and found the paraphernalia heavy, and the scrubbing of paint onto large canvases hard work. So as a temporary measure I got out my Mum’s old watercolours and started experimenting (with the odd palette of colours that I could still open after 20 plus years!). And now I love the contrast and challenge this medium gives me!

Diving in with a loaded brush and seeing if I can find my people on the paper just like that, no drawing or prep, just straight into the masses! Or pen and ink linework - just as unforgiving! I have to be in a very zen head space for this, hence it doesn't happen often!!