Tag: art

How to draw a Crown
I will be at the Great British Family Fayre on the 31st August. Why not come along? I’ll be with Derwent Pencils, showing off their great products and showing how to draw all sorts of things. To get you in the British Mood, I thought I’d show you how to draw the Crown of England,…

Curious.com – a new life-long learning video site
I’ve started making videos for Curious.com which is a new life-long learning website. YouTube is great, but as a video maker, you have to concentrate on entertainment rather than teaching. Curious.com has the ambition to enable teachers to make a living from their videos. Their style and delivery are much more amenable to learning. Follow…

1977 – The Summer of Punk
I was watching a TV programme last night, charting the rise of punk. While fascinating, it talked about some stuff that did not concern me at the time. It suggested that the punk roots were in pub rock and bands like Brinsley Schwarz and Dux Deluxe. They held no interest for me at the time.…



