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Oil on Board | 24 x 20 inches ‘I loved painting this piece. I love how Will dominates the canvas and how he stands out against the sky. The thin strip of soil and the trees put it all into context.’

Oil on Canvas | 18 x 24 inches ‘This painting was inspired by “Paying the Harvesters” by the French naturalist artist Leon Augustin Lhermitte. I knew I wanted to paint and depict every detail but also keep the life in the painting; this was a challenge. Before undertaking this particular piece, I had experienced a

Oil on Canvas | 16 x 20 inches ‘I like the evening light on the sheep and the distant trees. The dark form of the two horses and carriage worked so well in this grand landscape.’

Oil on Board | 14 x 20 inches ‘Lismore is a beautiful island just off Port Appin on the west coast of Scotland. I spotted this subject as soon as we got onto the island. I particularly enjoyed painting the subtle greys in the distant mountain range.’

Oil on Board | 14 x 20 inches ‘A typical scene on the marshes around Ludham. I never tire of painting cattle, especially on the marshes with a big Norfolk sky.’

Oil on Board | 14 x 20 inches ‘I finished a little plein air sketch of this and scaled it up for this painting. It was really lovely sitting in the meadow painting the study for this larger work, surrounded by dozing cattle and young calves and much improved with roaming chickens!’

Oil on Canvas | 22 x 12 inches ‘This is another painting in this collection that was inspired by Swedish artist Anders Zorn. His paintings of nude figures, outdoors, using a very limited palette of just three or four colours, was in the back of my mind whilst painting this.’

Oil on Canvas | 18 x 14 inches ‘This is my favourite painting in this year’s exhibition. The mist rising off the loch was beautiful; the big bull silhouetted against the bright water and the melting frost on the ground made for such a great painting.’

Oil on Board | 12 x 18 inches ‘The colours in the piece really work well together. I don’t think the painting would have worked with a bright, blue summer’s sky. I got the photo for this as we were heading back to the harbour after the mizzen snapped, the mainsail got snagged and Tim’s

Oil on Board | 12 x 16 inches ‘Having completed this painting, I had no intention of undertaking a larger version. However, after viewing the painting whilst in the studio, I felt that scaling the painting up and changing the format would make a stunning composition.’