waiting at the library

Fortezza da Basso

In the centre of the city of Florence broods a huge and uninviting fortress. It was built as part of the city walls, but like many urban fortifications it was designed as much to oppress the citizens as oppose the foes. Duke Cosimo didn't trust his people - they had exiled his family more than once in the past - and wanted to make sure his army was always on hand.

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bittersweet bonanza

all to do again

how you feel inside

Barbara sketches

heart in your hand

Baptistery of Florence

A quick watercolour executed on my way home through the crepuscular streets of Florence.

Art model angst

The Ponte Vecchio on a rainy day

never again

The Field House in Compton, Surrey

A drawing in Copic soft tip pens of the farmland south of Compton, Surrey (near Guildford) in the UK. Nestled in the woods, a late Victorian pile known as the field house. It's a reclusive dwelling - from the village side there is only a gatehouse visible, and this view is little better.

I'm ready if you're ready

The view out the window of the artist's studio on via Nazionale in Florence, Italy, once maintained by the Ontario College of Art and Design.

send me the pillow you dream on

combat of champions