So.

Many apologies to anyone who sat down in front of the TV this afternoon at 4 pm expecting to see me and three other artists in the first episode of watercolour challenge on Channel 5.

All the trailers, advertising and publicity featured our escapades in Scarborough as the first episode in this revival of the much love TV series.

Unfortunately what actually went out on air was the first Devon episode, rather than the advertised Yorkshire one. As far as I know the five Yorkshire episodes will now transmit starting next week Monday the 24th: I expect confirmation of this from the production company sometime tomorrow and will update my Instagram and Facebook pages accordingly.

So sorry again for any disappointment or inconvenience caused by this last minute change to the broadcast schedule.

In other news, I have just uploaded a brand-new video to my YouTube channel: this is the first after quite a gap, but I will return to a more regular and frequent uploading of new videos.

If there’s anything specific you’d like me to cover in future videos, please leave a comment on YouTube or send me an email. Thank you

Forgive me for the quite shameless plug for my imminent appearance on the telly this afternoon( if you’re in the UK that is!) …after all, it’s not every day that an old bloke gets to be on one of the main TV channels is it?

I’ll be watching from behind a cushion……

I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in a revival of one of the best loved art shows on British TV – Watercolour Challenge, so in early May last year, I turned up at Castle Howard on a very bright sunny 6am, where I met my ‘partners – in- crime, and we embarked on the most fascinating weekend of pure watercolour painting ( no ink lines allowed….well out of my comfort zone!!!), filming, and lots of laughter….

I just had an email today to let me know that – finally – the finished series will be going out on Channel 5 in the UK from next Monday 17th January at 4pm, so set your video recorder of choice, or watch it on catch -up…