I'm an English painter with a particular love of the coast - difficult for someone who lives a loooong drive from the sea!
I did an honours degree in Fine Art as a mature student - which featured a lot of plein air painting and sketching.
website: http://vivienblackburn.com
website of sketchbooks: http://sitekreator.com/viviensketches
blog: http://vivienb.blogspot.com