Paintings from Nature with Passion
Paintings from Nature Exhibition Here is your sneak Preview! As usual, my closest followers get the opportunity to see my fresh works first, before the exhibition opens! I am giving you the chance to look through them and if you wish, to buy or reserve one! To reserve, just message or e mail me with […]
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, learning how to survive lockdown, based on views seen on my last visit to Norfolk, and following a recent online course by Grahame Booth.
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. It began with me painting some interiors and a portrait in oils, areas where I have rarely delved before. Being most enjoyable the challenges were fun and it kept
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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
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My 2020 exhibition is no more! It is deceased. It has been snuffed out by the pandemic Dover docks oil painting But we are not downhearted! This artist’s dreams of going viral haven’t bitten the dust! Pandemic or not, all my paintings are now online and ready for your virtual visit! Click the photos for
Pen and watercolour, Ink Pen and Wash Drawings, whatever you call them, this is how I do them! I start with the drawing using Indian Ink, from the bottle, and an old fashioned dip pen. These are available from your local art shop or drawing office suppliers. I have a few pen handles, and a
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How to Cope with isolation! Isolation Excitement, creative ideas I am a ‘plein air’ artist, which means that unlike most other artists, I prefer to work out doors, on location. So you can imagine my disappointment to wake up and be told we have to self isolate, to stay safe. Shock, Horror, it took
Here are some recent watercolour paintings for you, made recently on location in various places and in the studio
Villages buildings and Towers Many of you will know that I don’t shy away from drawing and painting Villages Buildings and Towers. Here are some examples for you. For me, buildings have a special significance as an artist, as I realise their accurate portrayal requires me to have a thorough understanding of perspective. Here I
Travels of a Kentish Artist 14th – 20th October – York Street Gallery, Ramsgate CT11 9DS An exhibition of a whole year’s work is such an exciting way to present the results of my working out in the fields, on the beaches, by the rivers, in the sunshine and the rain and also at home
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