In this week’s episode I inspire a Ukrainian refugee with my book Dublin in Sketches and Stories but end up coming on too strong and probably lose her. Never mind, sketching my way to Dublin was a lovely way to spend a June morning.

In this week’s episode, I use the very convenient subject of statues to explain a way to capture light, whether strong sunlight or more diffuse. Less is very much more when it comes to trapping sunshine on paper!

Decades of rejections didn’t manage to put me off trying to make a living through art. I got there in the end, thanks to the support of like-minded souls who discovered me through social media

This is a very quick promo piece for my sketching course that starts on Monday 23rd May. All are welcome regardless if experience - it’s for absolute beginners! In this episode I outline what you’ll need for class.

In this episode, I take you to some of the places I’ve had the pleasure of sketching over a coffee: just as lovely sketching with friends and family or on your own - either way cool stuff happens.

In this week’s episode I escape the confines of my hospital bed and my busybody neighbour, and make my getaway to the diving tower in Blackrock at the far end of Galway City.

This is not a jolly episode about sketching but a tale of life on a trolley in a corridor in Galway Hospital. Contains lots of medical detail and descriptions of alcoholism. Sketch, appropriately, is of offal. Enjoy!

One of the nicest places to sketch is the beach. There are myriad challenges! It’s a free life drawing class; reflections are everywhere; the sky and clouds are interrupted and you get to practice rocks in sunlight without worrying too much about their shapes. But beware! I dropped a pen on the stones and its nib is banjaxed, irreparable!

In this week’s episode I take you to the Victorian seaside town of Bray, and share a few tips on drawing expressive people!

For any young ladies coming to the end of your secondary school years, who are thinking of following a creative path in life, this is for you.