This is just a quick update to say that we made the transition today from the old Forum to the new technology called 'Groups.' We are pleased to say that it looks as though it will be a viable option for us, now and in the future (providing the tech teams leave us alone for a while!) Thanks to those of you who have already signed in and are starting to find their feet. Our observations so far are:

1. The transition initiated an email to us for every post and comment we had made on the forum....hundreds have been deleted by Olly, but our thoughts must go to Edo, who probably has thousands to go through! We had no warning of this, and so to anyone that has also received a crazy number of emails today from us, then please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. These are not the…

Hi everyone! Finally, I have a moment to breathe with various projects completed and a weekend of strictly no work and no commitments ahead; it's the perfect moment to marshal my resources for the week ahead (paintings for my galleries and catching up with some filming for my Patreon course.) Before I do that, I thought I would take Edo's excellent advice on Instagram this morning to post some work on here. As I've mentioned previously, social media platforms are becoming increasingly problematic as venues for hosting art - the most recent estimate I've seen is that 54% of all visual creative work on IG is now AI-generated. As a consequence, I have refrained from posting work there, and I hope you find that IG's loss is our gain here on Groups!

I won't bombard you with everything, but here's a selection of various highlights for me over the summer,…

A view from my last holiday in Bretagne. Île de Bréhat was definitely my favourite place.

I love looking at watercolours that are painted loosely without too many details but I have had to accept that's just not me. I can't do it. When I try it looks like something from a 6 year old. So I stopped trying and accepted this is me, take it or leave it 😁

Hi! I enjoy painting landscapes but more especially seascape. I completed this painting about 2 years ago. It's one of the few paintings of mine that I dont critique harshly. Just wanted to share.

Thanks!