Prinny’s Palace
Brighton Royal Pavilion. Still standing. Patiently waiting.

Brighton Royal Pavilion. Still standing. Patiently waiting.

Featuring West Pier, Brighton.

Here’s one for the fisher-mums, swimmer-mums and running-mums of Brighton and Hove

Anglers National Line Recycling scheme #leavenotrace
Evening sun after icy rain. Worth the numb hands!


The dryrobe. It started with swimmers, spread into dog walkers and a new ‘Camo’ strain has now infected street fashion.


If sketching were a holiday, Urban Sketching would be like like wild camping.
Today, thanks to lockdown I’ve ‘upgraded’ to the 5 star luxury of painting at home. No moving targets, no changing light, warm, comfortable… yet uncomfortably decadent.



Q: How long does it take an octogenarian to get the vaccine?
A: As long as it takes to do 2 sketches!
Vaccination day at Brighton Racecourse.


Walking while sketching is hard enough when surrounded by sea walls.
But you know you’re addicted if you do it on a cliff edge.
Do not try this! Stay safe. Keep moving. Find sanity where you can.


