Oil on Board | 12 x 16 inches “The light on this cow was sumptuous, it wasn’t bright white, there were so many warm and cool lights on her back and so too in the shadow. I find spending so much time around cattle really helpful when I come to paint them.”
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Oil on Board | 14 x 14 inches “This is a particular scene I see a lot on our morning dog walk to Port Quin. The key was to have areas of simplicity in the painting, such as the sky, the foreground and the grass behind the cow to keep the painting easy on the
Oil on Board | 16 x 12 inches “The deep orange coloured beaks of the geese really set off the myriad of greys in this painting. Puddles and a muddy track are always so satisfying to paint!”
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Oil on Board | 10 x 14 inches “I loved the sunlight and shadows on the distant hills of Exmoor. It gave a lovely backdrop to the horses racing. I wrote this accompanying poem.” Fair weather clouds drift in the sky,A breeze keeps away the gladfly.Blue shadows creep across moors-The alluring slopes of Exmoor. The
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Mounted Oil on Board | 10 x 8 inches “I enjoyed using a monochromatic palette. I enjoyed the subtle inclusion of the primary colours in Billie’s shawl.”
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Mounted Oil on Board | 10 x 8 inches “It was dusk when I spotted Billie on her iPad in this most amazing dual light. It was a joy to paint such a chromatic portrait.”
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Oil on Board | 7 x 10 inches “I painted this while being filmed by ITV. It was lovely to return to St Benets and paint one of my favourite views.”
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Oil on Board | 9 x 7 inches “I like the grey overcast sky, the light was so soft on Billie’s face. I felt inspired by a portfolio of Western art I had viewed certainly with the approach to the composition and subject.”
Oil on Board | 6 x 10 inches “It was an absolutely freezing morning, the sea was raging and the winds were so strong. I painted this nestled in a relatively sheltered part of the cliff. The light and colour of the sea was just like an autumnal day.”
Oil on Board | 6 x 9 inches “I painted this when we had the Saharan dust that turned everything so hazy. It was beautiful seeing the red sun rising over the moors. Not a sound disturbed the peace while I painted the wild horses grazing at sunrise.”
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