I will be teaching a plein air oil painting workshop at Assington Mill in Suffolk on Saturday 17th September 2016. Based at a 17th century watermill in 70 acres of private nature reserve, it would be hard to find a … Continue reading →
I’m pleased to have had this picture selected for the New Engliah Art Club Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. I painted this one evening last July. Scotland Street is a small hamlet east of Stoke by Nayland … Continue reading →
Winners of the first Paint Out Norwich outdoor painting competition. L to R: Chris Daynes, Haidee-Jo Summers, Roy Connelly. 28 pre-selected artists painting 4 locations with just 3 hours for each painting produced over 110 pictures on location in the … Continue reading →
Join me for a day’s outdoor painting in this beautiful and hidden corner of Suffolk. If you want to paint the world around you, to get outside and capture the effect of light on the landscape without relying on copying … Continue reading →
It’s nice to see the sun again and to get out a large canvas to work on. This time last year looked like this…
Continue reading →Pill Mill. 8 x 10 inches, 20 x 25cm, oil on board. This view of Pin Mill on the River Orwell in Suffolk was painted on location last summer. I was set up outside the Harry King and Sons boat … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →