Oil on Board | 6 x 9 inches “The view from this stubble field was beautiful. I had to rush a little bit as the sun had set and darkness was quickly falling, however I do love painting at dusk, and being short of time makes my brushwork more responsive and expressive. This immediacy is […]
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Oil on Board | 7 x 12 inches “The early morning sunlight was intense and changing quickly. Within half an hour, everything had been thrown into shadow as the sun disappeared behind a cloud. I regretted doing such a large painting as I knew I could have completely something half the size. Thankfully I was
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Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches “The sunlight and shade on Rough Tor in the distance (coming from Norfolk I call it a mountain, but it is definitely just a big hill) lured me in and inspired me to paint this view. In my opinion, the scattered farm buildings and grazing sheep complete
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Oil on Board | 7 x 5 inches “Seeing the fallen leaves floating delicately on the water’s surface drew me to paint this. It was an overcast autumn morning and the white geese stood out so starklyagainst the dark background. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this.”
Oil on Board | 5x 10 inches “The light was changing rapidly as the imposing clouds passed across the sun, which in turn meant that the light on the landscape was constantly changing. Halfway through my painting, a horse and rider cantered across the scene and the red jacket set off the greys perfectly, completing
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Oil on Board | 5x 7 inches “I simply love the Norfolk skies at harvest time. I take so much joy in tucking in beside a straw bale, doing studies of the big skies and trying to capture the hot, dusty atmosphere that the harvest time creates.”
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Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches “Painting these dairy cows in a small meadow was very peaceful. It’s a typical Cornish scene: ancient lichened farm buildings surrounded by scrubby gorse and stunted, skeletal trees, with the glimmering blue sea just beyond. Whilst painting, an inquisitive cow wandered over and stood right in front
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Oil on Board | 10 x 14 inches “My girlfriend, Elsie, and I went to see these piglets at a local farm shop. The piglets were running free around a barn yard while the sows dozed inside a beautiful barn. The aged wooden panels made the perfect backdrop, making the colours of the sow and
Watercolour | 8.5 x 16 inches ‘This view from the coastal path is so beautiful; I could paint it everyday. The light always looks good on that little cameo of cliffs and headland. This was painted the day before a storm hit, which was incredibly surprising as it was such a still and misty morning.’
Watercolour | 8.5 x 11 inches ‘The Arches rough paper was perfect in helping me paint – or not paint! – the light on the water, which is actually just the white of the paper.’
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