To Temu, or not to Temu, that is the question…

To Temu, or not to Temu, that is the question…

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s probably impossible to have escaped knowledge of Temu over the last couple of years. The site that (apparently) lets you “Shop Like a Billionaire” became the darling of the younger Gen Z and the oldest Gen Alpha, amid concerns abouy Viruses, data protection, poor 

One Colour a Day – Week 3

One Colour a Day – Week 3

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Week Three of my One Colour a Day. Including “Back to Work Day”, Minecraft, eating more crap (and some healthy smoothies), and characterised overal by a run of producing my own watercolours…

One Colour a Day – Week 2

One Colour a Day – Week 2

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Here is my second week of One Colour a Day. As before I will not explain much, other than it has been the “Twixtmas Week” when you don’t know what day it is, new year hits, and then (though I was blessed to have a 

One Colour a Day

One Colour a Day

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have to be honest and say that in the run up to Christmas, as is often the case, I was not feeling particularly festive, and in my suggestions or interests for the work secret santa this year I think I put some thing like 

Studies and Sketches

Studies and Sketches

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is a fact which cannot be denied that sometimes things don’t go 100% to plan. I was feeling a little despondent with the feel of “Boulder Gate” as it was not the loose style I was seeking, certainly on the rocks. I decided to 

Kippford and Rockcliffe in watercolour

Kippford and Rockcliffe in watercolour

Reading Time: 2 minutes After coming back from Scotland I have had a play with some painting based on the scenery there, working from the photos I took. This is the view of the sunset from Rockcliffe over Urr Water. In retrospect I think this was always going to 

Nostalgia of Pastels

Nostalgia of Pastels

Reading Time: 6 minutes I bought this little set of watercolours from The Range which I visted when chasing Freightliners recently, as I was taken in by the interesting and slightly different colours. It’s a bit of a niche set, and certainly not useful as the only set one