Stour Valley paintings
The recent hot weather has actually made it harder to paint outside in the last few weeks but as the blue skies seem to have been been missing for so long it’s been great to get out and paint them. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: outside
Artists and Illustrators
I’m very proud to feature in the summer edition of Artists and Illustrators magazine. For the summer they have a 10 page special on painting outside, following four plein air painters painting in Bath and Pin Mill. On the cover … Continue reading →
Painting in the rain in Scotland
A painting trip. To Scotland. In May. It was always going to rain wasn’t it? This is a short film I made to show a typical wet plein air painting day on my recent trip. Like the day itself, there’s … Continue reading →
Chelsworth Open Gardens
The last day of June was a stunner. If only the other 29 days had been as good. I went to Chelsworth in Suffolk for the wonderful Open Gardens day. This was painted on a little island in the River … Continue reading →
Plein Air Course 2013
I’m very pleased to say I’ll be teaching my Craft of the Landscape Painter course at Assington Mill in Suffolk again this September. Working in the grounds of the mill and the surrounding private nature reserve we will focus on … Continue reading →
Venice on film
Last November on my annual trip to paint in Venice I was joined by quite a few friends from the UK, Spain and even the US. There were 13 of us in all and this is a short film I … Continue reading →
Cliff top paintings in Cornwall
Who could resist a sign like that? Earlier this year I spent some time in Cornwall painting from the cliff tops. Although the days were sunny there was often a strong wind blowing across the cliffs from the Atlantic Ocean. … Continue reading →
Painting in the Stour Valley
I found this idyllic spot by the River Stour between Bures and Nayland. I was standing in Essex and painting the view into Suffolk. The painting is in oils and measures 10×12 inches, 25 x 30 cm.
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Top: Painting blackthorn. Working on a 36×36 inch canvas on a windy spring morning. The guy rope is to stop the canvas from blowing over. The next stage was to paint the white blossom. Middle: Towards the end of the … Continue reading →
Hammersmith
Saturday Morning in Hammersmith. 8×10 inches, oil on board. The warm summer mornings seem to draw everyone down to the river. This view towards Hammersmith Bridge and The Rutland Arms was painted from Furnival Gardens. One of the challenges of … Continue reading →