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A journal of painting, travel and the places in between. Sketches and observations from working outdoors, alongside occasional reflections on the creative process.

Selected entries from my Substack journal appear below.

Painting Etna, Rainshowers and a Wine Bar

Painting Etna, Rainshowers and a Wine Bar

29 June 2025

Plein Air watercolour painting under Sicily's volcano

Plein Air in Noto and Syracuse

Plein Air in Noto and Syracuse

14 June 2025

Noto wakes slowly—like all Sicilian towns.

Plein Air Watercolours in Gozo, Malta

Plein Air Watercolours in Gozo, Malta

5 June 2025

We kicked off a very special leg of our Mediterranean trip by rendezvousing with Sylvia’s sisters and then boarding the fast ferry from Valletta to their ancestral island of Gozo.

Painting It Pink in Syracuse

Painting It Pink in Syracuse

20 June 2025

The heavy oak courtyard door pushes me out into the early light of Ortigia’s quiet streets.

Part 4. Goats, Ghosts & a Divinely Sent Espresso

Part 4. Goats, Ghosts & a Divinely Sent Espresso

11 June 2025

Hi again. In this fourth episode of my Mediterranean plein air travels, we wrap up our fortnight in Malta with some fast and loose, shoot-from-the-hip watercolours in a picturesque…

3 Days of Plein Air Watercolours in Malta

3 Days of Plein Air Watercolours in Malta

29 May 2025

Jet lag pings me awake at 3 a.m.

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I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live and work, the Noongar people, and pay my respects to Elders past and present.

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