work

Oil on canvas | 14 x 18 inches The Landscape that surrounds the river Valency is absolutely beautiful in the spring, with blossoming hawthorn bushes and elder blossom, contrasting against the pretty greens of the new buds on the trees. Statuesque foxgloves and cow parsley line the hedgerows and fill the meadows. Whilst painting this I […]

Oil on canvas | 11 x 14 inches This was painted the day before my 16th birthday. It’s a painting I’m really pleased with. There are five horses that graze on this large expanse of pasture on the outskirts of Trunch, a couple of them are really good looking horses, especially the grey, that stands out

Oil on board | 10 x 14 inches Dad, my older sister and I were walking back from Ephaven to Port Quin, after a long day’s painting with Barbara Hawkins. I noticed the cattle gathering around the Doyden Castle, so I gave Dad my bag and stool and ran off to photograph the cattle. I

Oil on canvas | 12 x 12 inches I don’t think I paint as many skies as I used to, so when I do paint a nice looking sky I put a lot of effort into it, because there is nothing better than a Norfolk sky.   

Oil on canvas | 14 x 11 inches I put a lot of effort into this painting. The high level of detail in John was balanced by the quite impressionistic bales and buildings.   

Oil on board | 16 x 20 inches I spent a few great days in late June, photographing, helping (a bit) and sketching the Puncher brothers with the hay harvest. I would cycle over at about 9:30 am as the sun warmed the cloudless, blue skies. I would find Will and John in the meadow behind

Oil on canvas | 14 x 11 inches I was quite into the work of Zorn for a time, so that opened my eyes to a range of subjects I wouldn’t really have seen with a view to paint. This painting depicts the kitchen in our house in Cornwall, though now the wood surrounding of

Oil on board | 10 x 7 inches I like painting skin tones that are not the typical ‘pink’ but tones that take on a blue shade or an orange shade caused by reflected light. So barns would be great for portraits!  Such as in this painting; the skin tones take on an orange hue

Oil on board | 12 x 7 inches I am reminded of some of the Newlyn and St Ives school paintings, especially Laura Knight’s work. It was nice to do a painting that captures a bit of childhood that most people can relate to.  

Oil on board | 9 x 7 inches I think his name is Bill, but I’ve painted him before in the painting “The Dressers” that shows him crab dressing. In this piece, I like the way he tilted his head just slightly, that made the portrait less formal.