2017

Oil on canvas, 30×40″ I look at this painting with great fondness. I like that it has captured a moment’s rest and a joke about the weather or something. It was a complicated piece and I was correcting my drawing throughout it.

Oil on canvas 30×40″ A lot of work went into this piece, in future I may decide not to paint every brick and flint! as after the third day of doing so it was getting it a bit tedious! But I like the overall effect of the glancing winter light.

Oil on board, 12×12″ I painted this from two pochade box studies, this is a lovely calm painting, I love the dappled light on the bale stacks.

Oil on board, 8×8″ This was a lovely frosty morning and a typical on location exercise. Dad wasn’t with me for most of it, as he stood out in the sunshine taking photo’s while I froze to death in the frosty shadows!!

Oil on board, 6.5×10″ I painted this during the week leading up to Christmas. It was a beautiful morning and a perfect subject, I like the abstract shapes on the right.

Oil on board, 7×10″ The attraction to this view was the bright yellow tarpaulin. Though abstract in shape and purpose, the painting wouldn’t work without it.

Oil on board, 7×10″ I painted this on a perfect summer’s morning. I think the most rewarding paintings are often the simple understated ones. I can’t wait for this summer, to be able to paint similar scenes.

Oil on board, 7×10″ I painted this just after Christmas with Jethro Tull’s song in my head ‘Ring Out Those Solstice Bells’! So fond memories are attached to this painting!

Oil on board, 7×10″ It was a challenge to work with the changing light to capture the rich warm tones of the barn roof, I wanted to get blocks of colour down to finish off in the studio.