Meet Sheilagh, who had a quirky idea for a wedding gift. The wedding was being held in a beautiful, converted boat in Edinburgh… Fingals.

She considered sending a photo of the boat and getting me to paint the wedding venue as a gift. That seems to be a very popular option as a unique gift these days.

I have just painted another two. Then she couldn’t find a photograph she liked. With a bit of a mental leap, she came upon the idea of getting a pen and ink pointillism drawing of Fingals cave instead. a famous Scottish landmark.

The bride and grooms name and wedding date would be on the mount. She reckoned it would be a bit of a talking point. ‘What’s that?’ ‘We were married in a boat called Fingals and one of our friends got us this picture of Fingals cave to remind us.’ It involved quite a lot of dots !!!

This week I have been working on a wedding venue and a 60th birthday present. Unfortunately, I had a positive PCR test on Friday, so covid has spoiled plans for a promotional radio interview and the recording of my audiobook.

What it did do was free up my diary, so now I’ll get the art commission list sorted. Next on the list is the pet portrait winner of the Rotary Bandana-Rama dog walk, cute little Pebbles.

Most importantly, with spring gradually emerging between flurries of snow, I have moved back out to my studio to work.