June 2020

Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches ‘This painting brings back good memories of staying on the Scottish borders, when we picked up our third Norwich Terrier!’

Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches ‘I have walked, cycled and run past this house hundreds of times but it had never appealed to me insofar as becoming the subject of a painting. However, on this morning, it just did! I was reminded of George Clausen’s “Village Inn, Misty Morning” while painting this.’

Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches ‘A bitter north wind start to blow about halfway through painting this. It completely disturbed the still water on the loch.’

Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches ‘This is a great subject: an old, rustic tractor cultivating a field. I think that the early autumn colours in the trees and the warm glow from his hat evoke a feeling of the very last drops of warmth in the sun before winter.’

Oil on Board | 8 x 8 inches ‘This was painted from the first watercolour undertaken during my trip to Venice. It was lovely to re-live that experience whilst in my studio; as I look at it, I can almost feel the burning heat coming off the water.’

Oil on Board | 7 x 9 inches ‘The mist rising off the loch as the sun came up light appeared on the mountains through the clouds was lovely. It was absolutely freezing, though!’

Oil on Board | 6 x 10 inches ‘This is one of my favourite places to visit when we stay on the Scottish borders. I remember that I had just enough time to paint this sunset before the tide completely cut us off from the mainland.’

Oil on Board | 10 x 6 inches ‘Inspired by the Zorn palette, I only used four colours for this painting. Blue was replaced with a black, which meant having to keep my palette very clean. It was a great exercise in colour mixing.’

Oil on Board | 6 x 9 inches ‘I love painting at Harvest time. This time of year reminds me of paintings by Sir George Clausen RA. My aim was to capture the atmosphere, particularly trying to evoke the smell of dusty straw that envelops the senses.’

Oil on Board | 6 x 8 inches ‘This is possibly the most detailed portrait I have ever done. It was nice to focus on and paint every small wrinkle, really allowing me to understand and feel the form of the face.’