I thought I'd start an A-Z of landscape painting as a way of talking more about what it means to me and how I approach it. This will by no means be a comprehensive A-Z, but more of a window into my art practice. Landscape and nature makes up about 95% of my studio and on location work. It is a subject with which I have a great affinity, and this three part blog will be my personal take on an A-Z.

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!