Smoking a Pipe
Oil on Board | 7 x 5 inches ‘What a face! His sunken cheek as he draws on his pipe was really great to paint.’
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High Summer, Brograve Level
Oil on Board | 5 x 7 inches ‘I love painting on massive canvases for weeks on end, but I equally enjoy smaller paintings. Each brushstroke counts and I find that it is usually easier to create an atmosphere.’
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A Friendly Smile
Oil on Canvas | 36 x 48 inches ‘I was really eager to paint this particularly because of the smile on the older gentleman’s face. This is the largest painting I have undertaken for nearly ten years and the subject was perfect for a big canvas. For almost two months, I worked daily for at
Sunlit Doorway
Oil on Board | 14” x 10” ‘I think it was best to really simplify everything and try to capture the atmosphere of the back water. Where would you stop if you started looking at the crumbling bricks and ornate architecture, the decaying wood and intricate reflections? I think the effect would be lost.’
The Sunny Spot
Oil on Board | 12” x 8” ‘I loved seeing the washing hung out to dry and the interesting shadows they cast.’
Venetian Florists
Oil on Canvas | 14” x 11” ‘It was interesting working from the watercolour study of a florist; echoing the brush marks of watercolour and translating them into oils. It made for a satisfying, lively effect.’
A Venetian Backwater
Watercolour | 9.5” x 7.5” ‘This was painted from an idyllic position – tucked down a dead end alley that lead off near the Basilica Dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Barbara Hawkins and I painted in almost complete peace, only the chugging of boats and jovial singing of the gondoliers broke the silence.’
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Beside Rio De S. Lorenzo
Watercolour | 9.5” x 7” ‘I think this is my favourite painting from the work I produced in Venice. I felt a change after this particular painting for I was becoming familiar with the light and colours, architecture and form. This was on the third or fourth day, which was good because I had a
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