Paintings

Jan 222 min read

So what is art anyway?

When I restarted painting seriously in 2020 I wanted to be able to replicate an image onto a piece of paper. It took me a long time to...

Jun 5, 20231 min read

When you get the painting home

How home lighting differs from gallery lighting and the impact of daylight

Feb 7, 20232 min read

Is a silhouette enough?

I really hope the answer is "yes"! Last year I began with a series of abstract paintings - a challenge which I found very difficult and...

Nov 21, 20222 min read

When it comes together

This painting of a Little Grebe is a great example of when everything comes together to create a strong image. It starts with a great...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Fallen Tree - mood and place

A few of my paintings capture a very specific time and place. "Fallen Tree" is one of those paintings. In March this year we had a death...

Sep 7, 20225 min read

Outside my comfort zone

For the second year I participated in the Warwickshire Open Studios Plein Air event in Jephson Gardens. I realised just how much I'd...

Aug 10, 20221 min read

Bored on the beach

I was brought up less than 5 miles from the seaside - beach towns which suffered the ravages of 1980s Britain. Where once were boating...

Aug 6, 20223 min read

Faye the Pig at Spencer's Retreat

I had an opportunity recently to do some plein air painting at a wonderful local charity. Spencer's Retreat is an open air space where...