Fishing Boats and bunting
The perspective in this painting is exaggerated to emphasise the shapes of the boats. I like to play around with the colours of the boats trying out different variations. I’ll have fun finishing this painting over the coming weeks.
RHS Malvern Spring Garden Show
It was great to be back again at the RHS Spring Garden Show. I was exhibiting with Boffy art Markets alongside the other craft people, designers and artists. I had a lovely space where I could demonstrate painting too.
Charlestown Lights
This painting began as a demonstration piece for an art society. I have to work quickly and more freely when the time that I have is restricted. I sketch the composition out in advance then begin with washes of colour before proceeding with finer details and bolder layers of paint. I normally complete the painting […]
Mousehole in spring
Painting from memory helps to create expressive results. I avoid looking at photographs and try to work from my imagination. I like to use colour freely and intuitively remembering trips to a place as well as the atmosphere and character. I have fond memories visiting Mousehole with my Grandmother; popping into the little shops there […]
RHS Wisley with Craft in focus
Demonstrating on my stand always gives a talking point to any customers who happen to pass by. I can explain my painting techniques and subject matter. This year I decided to paint a picture of Mousehole in spring. It’s another take on a view that I had already explored in some previous paintings. I’m excited […]
Edgbaston Artisan market
Here I am on my stand at Edgbaston Artisan Market. It was my first event of the year and I’m pleased to say that it went well. I shall be back there again on the 13th June and please check out my events page to see where else I shall be exhibiting later this year.
A commission of Aberearon
It was a delight to work on this commission of Aberaeron in Wales this spring. I was pleased with the result and the customer loved it too! I enjoyed creating a “flying over perspective” and catching the architectural details in the buildings that surround the harbour, whilst adding lots of boats with different colours and […]
View from a room
I have recently finished this painting “View from a room” which I began creating, demonstrating at my recent exhibition in Ludlow with “The Artists’ Gallery” on February 14th. I was pleased with the finished result but it took a while to soften it and create the romantic feel that I wanted to express. Although I […]
A Still Life to paint
I have fun setting up a still life and looking for “objet d’art” to help to tell a story. It’ll be interesting to set the scene in front of a window sea view. Here are the objects that I described in my previous blog.
Demonstrating painting at The Artists’ gallery
This Saturday 14th February at “The Artist’s Gallery in Ludlow I shall be demonstrating painting. I began preparing the composition today; I set up a still life with a small vase of spring flowers that I picked from the garden. I used hellebores mainly with some fern leaves and wild crocus. I placed the vase […]