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International Women's Day - 8 March

International Women's Day - 8 March

International Women’s Day - 8 March every year - is a day when women all over the world celebrate their achievements.

International Women's Day - 8 March

International Women’s Day - 8 March every year - is a day when women all over the world celebrate their achievements.

The death of Captain James Cook - 14 February 1779

The death of Captain James Cook - 14 February 1779

Captain Cook: brave scientist; fearless explorer; gifted cartographer; and health obsessive or flag-waving, bullying coloniser; spreader of disease and the scourge of alcohol to native peoples?

The death of Captain James Cook - 14 February 1779

Captain Cook: brave scientist; fearless explorer; gifted cartographer; and health obsessive or flag-waving, bullying coloniser; spreader of disease and the scourge of alcohol to native peoples?

Guns 'n' roses: the murder of Joan Root - 13 January 2006

Guns 'n' roses: the murder of Joan Root - 13 Ja...

Who murdered Joan Root, wildlife film-maker and protector of Lake Naivasha's ecosystem? And why? What's it got to do with cheap supermarket flowers from Kenya?

Guns 'n' roses: the murder of Joan Root - 13 Ja...

Who murdered Joan Root, wildlife film-maker and protector of Lake Naivasha's ecosystem? And why? What's it got to do with cheap supermarket flowers from Kenya?

Map of Vincent van Gogh - a painting of the places Vincent lived and worked

Map of Vincent van Gogh - a painting of the pla...

On this hand-painted map of Vincent, discover where van Gogh lived and worked, and where his paintings were created.

Map of Vincent van Gogh - a painting of the pla...

On this hand-painted map of Vincent, discover where van Gogh lived and worked, and where his paintings were created.

How to make paper mache birds

How to make paper mache birds

How to make paper mache birds. There are a million ways! There's no precise recipe, but in this blog I describe very roughly how I do it.

How to make paper mache birds

How to make paper mache birds. There are a million ways! There's no precise recipe, but in this blog I describe very roughly how I do it.

The death of Carl Linnaeus - 10 January 1778

The death of Carl Linnaeus - 10 January 1778

Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus created the binomial system for the classification of living things, to help life scientists study accurately.

The death of Carl Linnaeus - 10 January 1778

Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus created the binomial system for the classification of living things, to help life scientists study accurately.

British Rock Music Painting

British Rock Music Painting

My British Rock Music painting is pure Pop Art! My life has always been accompanied by music, much of it British, much of it rock. So what could be more...

British Rock Music Painting

My British Rock Music painting is pure Pop Art! My life has always been accompanied by music, much of it British, much of it rock. So what could be more...

Shipping forecast painting wins award!

Shipping forecast painting wins award!

My painting of the shipping forecast, "Attention All Shipping"  won the British Cartographic Society's John C Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping in 2016.

Shipping forecast painting wins award!

My painting of the shipping forecast, "Attention All Shipping"  won the British Cartographic Society's John C Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping in 2016.

The death of Jane Digby - 11 August 1881

The death of Jane Digby - 11 August 1881

Remembering Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough, on the day of her death, 11 August 1881, an adventurous spirited & multi-talented woman, who ploughed her own furrow.

The death of Jane Digby - 11 August 1881

Remembering Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough, on the day of her death, 11 August 1881, an adventurous spirited & multi-talented woman, who ploughed her own furrow.

The death of Frida Kahlo - 13 July 1954

The death of Frida Kahlo - 13 July 1954

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo suffered a life of poor health and emotional turbulence. Her suffering was the source of much of the power of her extraordinary art.

The death of Frida Kahlo - 13 July 1954

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo suffered a life of poor health and emotional turbulence. Her suffering was the source of much of the power of her extraordinary art.

Constellations of the Northern sky

Constellations of the Northern sky

Read about my painting 'Heavens Above', a hand-painted star map of the constellations of the northern hemisphere, which includes one or two surprises!

Constellations of the Northern sky

Read about my painting 'Heavens Above', a hand-painted star map of the constellations of the northern hemisphere, which includes one or two surprises!

The death of Alfred Russel Wallace - 7 November 1913

The death of Alfred Russel Wallace - 7 November...

Biogeographer and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace, who died on 7 November 1913, came up with the idea of 'survival of the fittest' independently of Darwin.

The death of Alfred Russel Wallace - 7 November...

Biogeographer and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace, who died on 7 November 1913, came up with the idea of 'survival of the fittest' independently of Darwin.