Sketching the Devon landscape
Whenever I travel, I pack a sketchbook, paints, and a hopeful heart, always on the look out for ideas for paintings. I’m in the here and now. It’s that spontaneity that will make a…
City Sketching – London 2020
January sketch of St. Paul's Cathedral Participating in a joint exhibition at London's Bankside Gallery in January 2020, provided me with an opportunity to spend a week getting to know…
plein air sketching – 2019
I was delighted to be invited on a short road trip by Wine Cellar Door, to explore a few more English vineyards in Sussex. Our journey took us to the impressive Fox…
an industrial retreat
Time and time again I return to a little place near the mouth of the Severn estuary, which overlooks the industrial area known as Avonmouth. I have grown to love…
painting the Jurassic coast
West Bay, Dorset. Last autumn I packed up the car as a portable studio and headed down to the Jurassic Coast, literally in search of new horizons. Invited by my…
interpreting a sunrise
the completed painting This scene is of the magnificent steam ship, the SS Great Britain, which is moored permanently at Bristol Docks. I was commissioned to paint this view taken…
painting a vineyard – with autumn colours
My fascination with vineyards has continued through the season. When 'Higher Plot' in Somerset became laden down with plump, juicy jewels, I jumped at the chance to take part in the…
painting a vineyard – all about fizz
Did you know that wine tourism is on the rise in the UK? Well, thanks to a friend who created the fabulous Wine Cellar Door website, I took a trip to Somerset…
notes from New York
I was very fortunate to head off to New York exactly a year ago, spending most of my time in the fabulous art galleries. But another reason for visiting the…