What I have been doing since returning from teaching. Making my own work! At last, time to do what I do! Hope you like them! Please share if you do.

I've been busy creating new drawings recently. I'm really enjoying the challenge of trying to capture the atmosphere of each space. Hope you like them!

So proud of ALL my GCSE Art students today. My last cohort and they did themselves proud.

Inspiration for a future painting? I think maybe. The moor today. A definite twist to autumn.

Watching the sun setting over the water towards Skye this evening. Stunning. Love this place #Scotland

Rainy murky day in NW Scotland today, so done some beach combing. Lots of great colours/textures! Traig.

#StormFloris has arrived on the west coast of Scotland

Morning swim before Storm Floris arrives tomorrow in the west highlands!

And relax...

Today was my last day of my teaching career. My 34th year in education. Taking early retirement as it is time for me to find out who I am beyond the classroom. It's been an emotional day. I am fortunate to have wonderful colleagues and students so excitement and sadness combined.

This is a current PopArt portrait by one of our Y9 boys. He chose the subject. He is so proud of it as he believes he is no good at anything in school. A real turning point for him and his confidence . He worked so hard on it.

Students loved designing and making these recently.

6 1/2 weeks

Did my first rug tufting workshop today. Great fun. Loved using the tufting gun. Tricky on a small scale though as only 20 x 20cm.

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Such a hard watch. What vile bullying . The bigger boys with the shiny toys in the playground gang up on the underdog. Do as I say or we will make it very difficult for you. (and say 'thank you sir'). Vile.

Relieved. Today I accidentally flung my wedding ring across the school field at great speed when I feeding the gulls rather too forcefully. Some Y10s came to help me search, slightly bemused at my silliness. Thankfully one of them found it. I could never have spotted it alone.