Artists use sketchbooks for many reasons. They usually have several on the go, stick all sorts of things they collect in them, as well as sketch, paint and doodle on the pages. This makes them delightfully colourful, messy, and crammed with ideas and collected treasures. Some of mine over the years have had to be reinforced with duct tape to keep the spines together!

I have always loved colour. I love how they interact with each other and how colour can create mood and atmosphere. Little did I know that learning how to achieve this for myself was going to be a very steep learning curve!