“ These paintings are a record of places but also of time. ”
Painting Woodlands, Water and Sky
Landscapes here are in no particular order but all are original paintings I’ve created over several years. You will notice changes in location, technique and in media.
Moving to the Salisbury area of Wiltshire, England made some exciting changes to my art work. Here I am in the midst of irresistible landscape views. Reflections everywhere and light through trees to provide dramatic contrasts.
Forest Spring
What a motely collection of tools, some of my favourites.
Walden Lake is painted in oils on a panel and it takes me back to that warm summer day when a dragonfly sat on my hand.
Bracken Evening, September.
Walden Stream. sold but I will paint there again.
Wind in the Trees at Apsley
The Path by the Stream. This is a large one in oils.
Bulmer Farm Bluebells
Such a Calm Sea- sold but reminding me to go there again.
I try to be kind to my brushes. Hand soap and warm water.
In among the Greenery. Lost and Found. Small but perfectly formed.
Moss Hills, when the damp autumn weather takes over,
October by the Stream. On paper.
Tall Silver Birch and Friends
Late Afternoon, Spring. Large and in oils.
The Fishing Lake in Summer, Wiltshire. Available in the shop.
Here Today. The trees on the Slope as they were. Some have gone.
The Path by the Stream in Summer
Three Trees in the Afternoon Sun
The Silver Birch insists on being noticed
Blackbird's Song on canvas. Sold.
A Walk Through Quarley Wood in oil. Sold but good to remember.
Walden Fisheries Lily Pads
Sunny Leaves.
Charcoal sketch for The Path by the Stream
What a Blue. And it leaves a trail.
My new oil pastels. Like a box of sweets.
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Acrylic
Acrylic paints allow quick and continuous gestures and marks. With only short gaps for drying, there is lots of opportunity for revision. These paints team up with collage and drawing tools to allow almost infinite layering.
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Watercolour
Watercolour is probably the most challenging of paints. One stroke can mean commitment but what possibilities!. In the right hands it produces paintings of great fluidity. Irresistible.
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Oil
Oil paints produce wonderful blends and have an unrivalled richness of texture. They retain both texture and colour, though drying may take a while.
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Drawing Materials
Almost all of my paintings include lines in pencil, pastel or charcoal., I use line to add texture and detail and to tie areas together.. A pencil or pen, a pastel or piece of charcoal. All possibilities.
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Reviews
Abstract Landscapes
“This piece I painted in 2019 was the start of a transition from realism to a more feelings based approach…”