Three Bears Prints

06/05/2026

Look at these ADORABLE donkeys we met during our evening walk the other night. I have always loved donkeys, hence my Christmas card last year.

04/05/2026

The The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum has a great exhibition on just now. Curtain Call: Costumes from Stage and Screen showcases costume designers associated with Dundee. Some stunning artwork and beautifully made clothing on display. The McManus is free, and has lots of other exhibitions suitable for husbands/kids who have no interest in costume design!

26/04/2026

Time lapse of me upholstering a chair salvaged from work. It is amazing how different a chair can look with a new covering! Read about this latest transformation. https://threebearsprints.com/blogs/blog/re-covering-a-chair

24/04/2026

Anstruther and the Caves of Caiplie looking glorious in the spring sunshine. This part of the coastline in the East of Scotland is just beautiful.

22/04/2026

Over the Easter holidays, I loved hosting a workshop for the neighbours kids. We all get together each set of holidays and do an activity together. Look at these wonderful drawings done with soft pastels and FrogTape . Read about this easy technique here. https://threebearsprints.com/blogs/blog/soft-pastel-project-for-kids.

16/04/2026

As ever, I'm gobbling up podcasts - this one is brilliant, and for luddites like me, does a good job of explaining AI, alongside presenting fascinating and frightening examples of how the 'truth' is presented to us nowadays.

Listen to the latest episodes of Everything Is Fake on BBC Sounds.

08/04/2026

While I think there is a place for digital art, I love the rich colours produced by oil inks, and the textures created by lifting these inks onto paper from a woodcut. Look at the difference between my original digital image of a parakeet, and the final two colour ink print on paper. Read about the process here: https://threebearsprints.com/blogs/blog/woodcut-parakeet-experiment

06/04/2026

Going over the Forth rail bridge is always such a treat. Never ever gets boring.

04/04/2026

It's National Handmade Day today! It seeks to honour and recognise hand made creations - and it's the perfect reason to indulge your own creativity today, however you express it. Here's a short movie of me printing up a two colour woodcut parakeet.

31/03/2026

Here in Scotland during Spring, male pheasants can become very aggressive and territorial. This pheasant patrols the woodland cemetery where my Dad is buried. Ted the terrier and I had to sneak around to visit his grave. When the pheasant re-encountered us, he chased us out the gate and down the road! Despite his bald head, he was very handsome.

28/03/2026

There is a lovely circular walk you can do from the pretty village of Errol down to the reed beds of the River Tay. They are an amazing sight - reeds as far as you can see, and which tower over you. They are a wonderful resource for wildlife. You can read more here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/tay-reedbeds/location