Here's a little pencil sketch of one half of the modelling duo, Sugar & Spice, the lovely Chloe! Sketch of Laura, the other half, to follow! Both are lovely to work with and I enjoyed doing this drawing.

Places still available on an exciting workshop on Portrait Drawing to be held at the Colchester store on Thursday 18 May 2017, 1000-1600 hrs. This workshop would be suitable for those who would just like to have a go at producing a monochrome portrait from life, using reliable, well-tried techniques. Participants will be drawing a portrait from a plaster cast – a recognised Old Master technique – with step-by-step guidance from me throughout. All materials needed for the day

Chuffed to see my "how-to" article on using the Dotspen in a pen-and-wash demonstration in the May edition of the SAA's "Paint" magazine. Looks great! No link yet but here's a photo of it. Please share!