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Today is a tough day! Every moment is so precious.

Today is a tough day! Every moment is so precious.

Today I went for my routine lunchtime walk in the woods. And on the last stretch I felt sadness as I miss my Dad. Most of the joy I got from having this business was seeing his pride in me. That was all I ever wanted to do was make him proud. And I think he was. He died suddenly about 18 months ago, and was only 72. I regret so much not spending much more of my time with him, and I now try to spend as much time as I can with my mum who has been so...

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Making the most of every moment.

Making the most of every moment.

Now I have reached the age of 50, I find myself making the most of every evening  and weekend I have time to work on my Shopify store and my product listings. I can't seem to have a rest and waste time as I am so keen to do all I can to make my art my full time job. I am so grateful for all the support I get from people like you who find the time to read my blog. Please do stick by me, I am always trying to come up with new drawings and new products...

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Where did the Astrophotography come from?

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Where did the Astrophotography come from?

 Why did I start Astrophotography? I have always loved space and managed to get myself a 200mm reflector telescope - maybe 10 years ago. I could see incredible things through my telescope I wanted to share with everyone! So I got myself an 80mm refractor telescope, the one to go for if you want to image deep sky objects like galaxies and nebulae. And I put it on a remote-controlled mount, and I put that in a scratch-built observatory in my back garden. How is it done? First, you need dark skies away from streetlights! Initially using a modified DSLR...

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