Oil on panel| 8 x 8inches “It was a struggle to capture the warm evening light on the spring landscape. It was made harder by passing clouds that would throw the Hawthorn tree into shade then light up the mid ground. It is such struggles you can only experience while painting outside. It really makes […]
Oil on board | 7 x 7inches “I had in mind another subject I was going to paint but as I was setting my paints up, I glanced to my left and saw this lovely, Seago-esque light on the big barn. I just had to paint it. It was a lovely May day of warm
Oil on board | 7 x 10 inches “I was hoping for a bit of sunlight on the foreground, however the clouds kept forming and the light remained in the distance. It did make for a very moody painting, the radiant light on the sea, against the dark cliffs and fields. I had the added
Oil on board | 7 x 10 inches “It was a perfect start to the day, not a cloud in the sky. I sat in the same spot as I did when I painted “Evening” – at the top of the field beside a bale. I had arrived about 15 minutes before sunrise, so that
Oil on board | 6 x 8 inches “This May, in Cornwall, we had a spell of very frosty mornings. Not so good for the garden, but very good for painting! This is the view from Trewornan bridge looking towards the distant moors, with the sun just showing over the hills. There’s always a lovely
Oil on board | 6 x 9 inches “I loved the colours in the sky before sunrise, reflecting in the water. I painted this down by the waters edge to the sound of the rigging chinking against the masts of yachts. I got the title of this painting from the golden colours in the sky
Oil on board | 5 x 7 inches “I painted this from exactly the same spot as “Silver & Gold”. I really liked the glow of the sun behind the church. It was a joy to paint once again at Morston. “
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Oil on board| 7 x 10 inches “I can’t tell you how absolutely freezing it was the morning I painted this, by far the coldest I’ve ever been while painting. Wearing shorts definitely was not a good idea! Despite being frozen to my core, I loved painting this.”
Watercolour | 7 x 12.25 inches “I really liked the bright blue, behind the three little boats, where the breeze had caught the water and reflected the blue sky above. It was important not to use any gouache and keep it as pure watercolour, otherwise I think I would’ve lost the translucency in the colours, which
Watercolour | 7.5 x 9.5 inches “The well known view of Bedruthan is the view looking down onto the beach and the steps. But I liked the view from the tideline, looking up, seeing the rock formations against the sky. It made for an interesting subject.”
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