As the light way fading I was making my way home after going out sketching. The light was coming from the tennis courts out of shot but it cast a mysterious glow over the scene. I wanted to capture this dreamy atmosphere.

This is on hot press Saunders Waterford paper. I'm totally hooked on hot press, I was scared of it at first, but it works best with lots of thin layers of paint to build up the colour.

I used a new brush from Rosemary and Co called an 'eradicator brush', its for pulling out paint, but its more than just a brush for mistakes - its a lovely thing in its own right to get subtle gradations. I had a lot of fun with it.