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I live on a narrowboat with my partner and spent much on 2023 and 2024 travelling by boat from London to Sheffield. These were all drawn during that journey. Some are a visual diary of life within the boat, looking out through the side hatch. Some are places or nature seen as we travelled. Some are portraits of beloved boats. And one is our own boat, made festive.
January: Ducks joining us for dinner through the hatch on the Macclesfield Canal
February: Semitube and Halfpipe, a pair of narrowboats
March: Moorhens
April: The Old Hovis Mill, Macclesfield Canal
May: Stinging nettles and other towpath plants
June: View of the towpath through the hatch on the Peak Forest Canal
July: Wood End Lock, Trent and Mersey Canal
August: Wild flowers picked near Cromwell Lock, River Trent
September: Shay, a cruiser that once belonged to a very fluffy cat
October: View through the hatch near Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal
November: View through the hatch with pancakes near Congleton on the Macclesfield Canal
December: Festive narrowboat with festive ducks, inspired by my own narrowboat