Over the Atlantic Ocean sketching

Somewhere over the Atlantic I paused the film on the TV console in front of me and sketched this on my iPad. It reminded me of our favourite place in Mallorca.

Manchester Airport

We're back from beautiful, stunning, awesome Colorado. This is my first live sketch on my new iPad - at Manchester Airport on the start of our long journey.

It's not easy using an iPad you know!

MALLORCA - Valldemossa

Unusually cold the day I sketched this one

iPad 001

I'm one lucky boy! See my first doodle on my retirement present from my (former) employer Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson. I'll never be alone now I've got an iPad.

MALLORCA - Fornalutx

Similar scene to Soller but this time up in the foothills, we usually stop here on the way down from the Mirador overlooking the Port. Our favourite Mallorcan Village.

MALLORCA - Puerto Soller

Morning coffee at the port

FRANCE - Avignon

Our French friends - the Hugonnets took us to Mireille's home town - Avignon - where I sat under the Pont for this one

MALLORCA - Puerto Soller

View inland from our Mallorcan bolt-hole - Hotel Miramar - Cati always gives us such a good welcome

Mallorca - Soller

Placa Constitucio

ENGLAND - London Skyline

London Skyline from the north (Primrose Hill). The "net" structure in the foreground is the Aviary of London Zoo at the north-east corner of Regents Park.

ENGLAND - Tower of London

From the north across a busy road and not from across the Thames.

Red dot - Lyceum Theatre SHEFFIELD

Today at the Millennium Gallery SHEFFIELD - JMW Turner watercolours on one side of the Gallery - mine on the other side - with red dot on.... RESULT! Thanks to whoever has bought (I hope) my work of art.

ENGLAND, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Our local Stately Home!

ENGLAND, North Yorkshire, Whitby Abbey

MALLORCA - Felanix Monastery

Another form my Mallorcan Monastery series

SHEFFIELD - Millennium Gallery Craft Fair

Thanks to all old (and new?) friends who came to the Craft Candy Fair at the Millenium Gallery today. That's the pottery and soft toys/furnishings opposite our stall.

Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND

This was a 10 minute sketchette on our Grand Day Out last Thursday.
Have a Grand Day Out tomorrow (Saturday) - visit our stall at the Craft Candy Fair at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (next to the Winter Gardens) to see prints and cards of my work and my daughter's amazing sock monkeys.

Sheffield Prize

That's me on the right collecting the Sheffield Prize at the Great Sheffield Art Show last Sunday (the painting's on the left)

Puerto Soller - from the old monastery

Come to the Octagon SHEFFIELD from 9th-11th July to see 6 of my paintings at the Great Sheffield Art Show.

Flags at the rodeo, TMZ farm Pinckney Michigan

To all my family, friends, fans and followers across the Pond.