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An Anglesey Pilgrimage

Posted on December 2, 2016 by AndyDecember 3, 2016
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The estuary is stunning in the late autumn sun and a fierce northerly wind as we set off from Malltraeth to walk along the Cob. Before us, the view of Eryri (Snowdonia) to the south-east is familiar from so many … Continue reading →

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New Prints and Pebbles

Posted on April 27, 2016 by AndyApril 28, 2016
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Two new limited edition linocut prints of butterflies (Marbled White and Grizzled Skipper) and three new pebble paintings (Common Seal, Kingfisher and Marbled white Butterfly) added to the Artwork For Sale page: Please contact me to purchase any of these. … Continue reading →

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Cranes Reduction Linocut

Posted on February 5, 2016 by AndyFebruary 5, 2016
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This was my first attempt at a reduction linocut (where the same block is cut away in stages to produce the different areas of colour) and I’m pleased with the result, although registration errors reduced the edition from the original … Continue reading →

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A nice view?

Posted on January 17, 2016 by AndyJanuary 17, 2016
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The delivery man glanced up from sorting out paperwork for the fridge he’d just wheeled in from his van. “Nice view you’ve got there,” he said, looking down the garden to the field beyond. I politely concurred, suspecting that he … Continue reading →

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More new linoprints

Posted on November 3, 2015 by AndyNovember 3, 2015
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These were printed last week and now they’re dry I’ve been able to do the hand-colouring (with acrylic inks & paint) today. There wasn’t much to do on the Choughs, just the bills and legs, but the Firecrest took a … Continue reading →

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New Linocut Print

Posted on October 17, 2015 by AndyOctober 17, 2015
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It’s been a long time since I updated this site, due mainly to being busy with surveys and fieldwork. But as that has come to an end, at least for the time being, I now have time to return to … Continue reading →

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Powys

Posted on June 18, 2015 by AndyJune 18, 2015
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It was warm as I got out of the car to the cascading trill of a Wood Warbler singing nearby. As I climbed the steep, slate-strewn path the birdlife changed with altitude: Redstarts in the sunlit hawthorns and Curlews in … Continue reading →

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Rooks

Posted on October 30, 2014 by AndyOctober 30, 2014
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This article first appeared in Countryside La Vie magazine. Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed The speculating rooks at their nests cawed And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flowers of grass, What we below could not see, Winter pass. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Passenger Pigeon

Posted on October 2, 2014 by AndyOctober 2, 2014
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The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller 177 pages. Princeton University Press, 2014. £19.95 Extinction is a hot topic at the moment. In the months leading up to September 2014 it sometimes seemed as if every other post amongst birders on … Continue reading →

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Autumn? Not quite

Posted on August 1, 2014 by AndyAugust 1, 2014
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It felt strange seeing stubble in the fields in July. Every previous year we’ve lived here there’s been either winter wheat or oilseed rape in the fields behind the house, but this year I was pleased to see barley for … Continue reading →

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