May Medlars Linocuts Looking far across the tidal

Looking far across the tidal reed beds toward the distant hills and eventually Dartmouth

I shall be using these drawing to make larger paintings of the city using bold colours and generous shapes one against another

The blue green Spring colours and the heavy skies made the warm pinks sing out

to carry a few drawing things and various papers cut to the sizes I might like

May Medlars Linocuts Looking far across the tidalA vase of medlars that were even opening their flowers as I drew them. The shapes of the leaves and the rhythm of these stems was intriguing to draw. A minutes walk from my studio is a wonderful avenue of medlars at St. Marys, Totnes. I often walk this way throughout the year and enjoy how these trees have their own way of celebrating each season. The Spring this year has been particularly good and flowers on these trees in May are so abundant it will