more work in progress drawings and a tiny slice of the studio – the rest of it is covered in paper.

Reference photographs – I shoot a lot of them. These are a some of the many I took last summer for the book, while I was on holiday.

Toy boats in the Grand Bassin, le Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

Blue boats in Stromness, Orkney Island

Orkney Yoles in Stromness Harbour, Orkney Island

Tall ship in the River Dart, Dartmouth

medium and paint test a bit further along (detail)