Sunday, October 27, 2013

TWO VIEWS OF PORT ISAAC, CORNWALL



This is where the popular TV programme "Doc Martin" was filmed

THE WHITE CROSS PUB, RICHMOND-ON-THAMES


A summer scene in front of this popular riverside pub

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

VICTORIAN BEACH SCENE

VICTORIAN BEACH SCENE
I have always admired the work of Boudin and based this study on beach scenes that he painted in Normandy.
However, I have "jazzed up" the colours, resulting in this study

Monday, July 29, 2013

LOVING COUPLE

Watercolour on Daler-Rowney paper

Fisherman's Wharf

Watercolour fantasy based on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

COASTAL VILLAGE, CORNWALL

Village on the coast of Cornwall with a road running through it.
11"x 8.5", Acrylic paint on Daler-Rowney Aquafine paper

MOUSEHOLE

This is how I see gorgeous Mousehole harbour at full tide

THE CORNISH COAST

The coast of Cornwall in all its variety exerts a great fascination for me and leads me to explore colour effects as I proceed with the painting.
This acrylic painting is on Daler-Rowney Aquafine paper, 11"x 8.5"

Friday, April 19, 2013

I have been playing around with pre-impressionist ideas from Corot and Constable's work and producing these acrylic on paper paintings hoping to capture the period, and experimenting with the influence of the sky colour on the whole painting. Challenging but great fun



Monday, December 31, 2012

"After the storm"
Acrylic on Daler-Rowney paper.

Boat on a deserted beach.
Acrylic on Daler-Rowney paper


Polperro Cornwall....a view of the harbour painted with acrylic paint on Daler-Rowney paper

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

SPRING MEADOW ON THE ISLE OF SKYE


Monday, April 16, 2012

Two paintings of different women. Both seem to be bored and waiting for something to happen



Wistful young girl


Here is a painting of a river creek with beached boats by the water's edge

Saturday, March 10, 2012


Here are some watercolour and ink miniatures which I found at home. I painted these in the 1970s


Here are two recent beach scenes inspired by trips to Cornwall

Monday, January 30, 2012

I haven't painted flowers for ages and decided to experiment with a bright exciting effect on a dark background applying gold acrylic paint to the composition.