Watercolour | 6 x 8 inches “This painting was taken from the same morning as ‘The Sheep beneath the Moon’. This shows the sheep from the opposite angle and I always find it so amazing how the colours can be so different in the space of a few minutes.”
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Watercolour | 6 x 8 inches “It was a lovely September morning. Dad and I got up really early and drove to Mevagissey and we were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise. It was a joy to paint one of my favourite places in Cornwall.”
Watercolour | 6 x 8 inches “I enjoyed painting this, the strong shapes and positioning of the sheep on the mound against a relatively dark background made for a striking subject. Without the glowing moon the painting just wouldn’t have worked.”
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Watercolour | 5 x 9 inches “The colours were so rich that watercolour wouldn’t really be the first choice for this subject. I did use gouache to help reinstate some of the punchy lighter colours, especially the lovely lime green beneath the church.”
Watercolour | 6 x 7 inches “I enjoyed capturing this horse in watercolour. I hadn’t painted a horse in this medium for some time. I tried hard to capture the subtleties of the dawn tones.”
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Watercolour | 6 x 6 inches “Elsie, my girlfriend, had dropped me off at the top of Church Hill in Port Isaac and went to find somewhere to park. I had to walk down a really muddy track to get onto the cliffs. I had forgotten my wellies, so I had to avoid all the mud
Watercolour | 5 x 7 inches “I tagged along with my friend John to Exmoor for the day. After we dropped off a horse we drove to find some deer – such a wonderful sight, seeing handsome stags in such a desolate landscape. We then walked to Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor’s highest point and saw a
Watercolour | 5 x 6 inches “I tagged along with my friend John to Exmoor for the day. After we dropped off a horse we drove to find some deer – such a wonderful sight, seeing handsome stags in such a desolate landscape. We then walked to Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor’s highest point and saw a
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Oil on Linen Canvas | 24 x 36 inches “I’m very fond of the two ponies that graze the clifftops at Boscastle. They have been the muses for several paintings of mine. This time though, I wanted to turn my back to the sea and capture Forrabury church in the background.”
Oil on Linen Canvas | 18 x 24 inches “A magnificent subject! Two incredible athletes, dilated nostrils, veins up, muscle forms and their coats shining in the evening sun. A beautiful background of a winter landscape and a glimpse of the course. I just hoped I could do the subject justice. I took the photo