Reindeer sketch

Starting early on ideas for next year's seasonal card, capturing the festive muse.....I'd forgotten what a lovely plastic medium charcoal is..

Nyimer Odzer

Tulip season

Another quick digital sketch from observation

Sailing the Wind

Monochrome teapot

Another digital still life sketch on the ipad 

Butter Lamp

Here is a study on the ongoing themes of warmth, worship and fire  - 

Ladakhi Stupa Arch

Work from the nineties inspired by my adventures visiting Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh

Raku cup

Another digital sketch from my trip to Japan. A cup drawn in the Raku Musecum in Kyoto

Paper Crane

Last week I found a tiny paper crane in my purse. It was given to me at Hiroshima by a peace volunteer who showed us round the exhibits in the museum there. I made this digital drawing during my Japanese trip in November last year. The crane is a symbol of long life as Japanese folk lore believes the crane lives for a thousand years. It is also a symbol of happiness, good luck and peace. Because of the young girl who thought that if she made a thousand cranes she would survive her cancer, the paper crane has become a potent symbol for the city of Hiroshima and hundreds of folded cranes arrive in the city from all over the world.