• I went for a walk this afternoon – such a relief to get out after all the rain of the past few days. I encountered ravens again, this time they were having a bit of an argument with a buzzard. I saw them on the same branch about a foot away from each other, the raven croaking and the buzzard patiently ignoring him.
    I’ve been setting up me new character website http://www.penniandbenni.com and their @penniandbenni instagram account. I’ll tell you more about that on my Friday video, meantime come along from an autumn walk with me!

    Penni and Benni


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  • This video shows you how I drew and painted in watercolour the olive tree that appears a fe times in my recent children’s picture book, Pandora. A longish video with a lot of chat about drawing, painting, illustration and making picture books.

    The tree is a recurring theme in the book. I wanted something to connect the inside world of the story with the outside world.

    In my researches I came across the stunning wall painting in Akrotiri in Crete, dating back some 3400 years. The swallows and the lilies really got me going, and then I decided to have a lone, ancient, gnarled olive trees too, as a symbol of the mediterranean and. You can see a video about Akrotiri and the amazing wall paintings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gb7g9w6fxo

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