Paintings with Passion
A new year, new challenges, How will you challenge yourself? I have decided to try and improve my still life paintings. They require all the skills of observation, working from life, checking the angles, proportions, tonal values etc. In the past, I was rarely happy with my still life paintings, I always felt it was […]
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It’s time for my big Exhibition, come and see what I’ve been up to in 2021 I have selected the best paintings from my year, out and about, mostly painted on location, ‘en plein air’ in the impressionist manner. The year took me to North Cornwall near Padstow, then on to Norfolk where I was
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It was such a delight painting in North Wales, even in the rain! I have always adored North Wales and especially Snowdonia, ever since I was first taken there as a child over 60 years ago. So I was delighted to visit again, after last year’s lockdowns and to reminisce on my childhood exploits, whilst
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Following the lifting of our long lockdown I took myself off to Cornwall and Norfolk. How I captured them in paint after being stuck at home for so long is an interesting story. Way back in 2019 I had arranged a trip to Cornwall to paint watercolours with friends in the spring of 2020. Well
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It’s exhibition season! Almost before summer is out, it is time to begin to select my best works for the autumn exhibitions. How do I decide which to choose? But first lets do the when and where! On now until 6th September at the Horsebridge Gallery in Whitstable, my exhibition with Locus Arts, a group
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Bridges, meadows and bluebells are excellent subjects that give plenty of excitement to nature lovers and artists! As an artist, I look for colourful subjects such as bluebells, or blossom, which appear only briefly, in springtime. I also try to find a mixture of man made objects within a natural environment, and bridges fulfill this
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Exhibition News, A Real Treat, after our lockdowns, feast your eyes on the best from our local ‘plein air’ artists, working in the impressionist manner, to bring you their creations during this crazy year. Artists include, Steven Alexander, Mike Samson, Julian Lovegrove, Andrea Chappell, Carl Hawkins and others. 21st April to 5th May York
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How to survive lockdown? Here are some recent watercolours for you, Here are some boats at rest, sitting on the mud, waiting patiently for their owners to return. I painted these during our lockdown, based on views seen on my last visit to Norfolk, and following a recent online course by Grahame Booth. (Click here)
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Lockdown life – An interior, portrait and some watercolours I have used the forced internment of lockdown to get out of my comfort zone a little. I began by painting some interiors and a portrait in oils, areas where I have rarely delved before. I enjoyed the challenges and it kept me away from still
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Trees and yet more trees, it’s all about observation! I have spent many hours this year in parks and woodlands sketching and painting trees. I have been doing this for 25 years, and once I spent a whole year, just trying to understand them. Here are some recent results. Above, walking in King George VI
Autumn trees and yet more trees it’s all about observation! Read More »