Well, it was wet but a lovely day painting again. Finished this little tree.JM I’ve spent a little time getting back into observational painting: just so that I don’t lose the knack! I’ve been doing some small water colour sketches around the village where my […]
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Sketches May 2019
I’ve spent a little time getting back into observational painting: just so that I don’t lose the knack! I’ve been doing some small water colour sketches around the village where my studio is; so I’ll post them on here. Contact me for info on any […]

Landscape 2019
I’m really pleased to have finished this 150 x 100 cm landscape. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Someone asked me, ‘How will you know when it’s finished’ and I guess the answer is always, ‘I don’t know, it just is’. Contact me for price […]

Landscape
‘Landscape’ 2018, 120 x 100 cm. I’m feeling it. I’m letting myself go: I’m releasing myself from all forms of control. I don’t know what I’m doing but through me something is being created, and that’s amazing. #painting #affordableart #affordableartfair #spiritualhome #arttherapy #gallerywall #mentalhealth #landscapeart […]

Autumn 2018
61 x 46 cm. Acrylic on canvas. Contact me for more information.

Wales 2018 ***SOLD***
A short weekend spent in our spiritual/bodily home: the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Although I was ill, I still managed to draw and extract from this magnificent place all the memories of previous visits. If my body is English (Wiltshire-ish), my heart is Welsh. 100 x […]

Roundway Hill 1
New, multi-layered painting on paper based on my walks around Roundway Hill near Devizes, Wiltshire. My process includes: painting a ‘base’ or ‘hidden’ landscape, covering with gesso, scratching and sanding back the gesso, layering melted wax, re-painting, peeling away wax and over-drawing. 71 x 50 […]

October 2018 ***SOLD***
Probably one of the last times the view from Alton Barnes will be this clear before Autumn-proper settles in. 60 cm x 60 cm. acrylic on canvas.

Open Studio, July 2018
The Pewsey Vale is a very special place and it has played an important part in almost all of my life. My family has a deep connection to this place: every lane, copse, field and hill elicits a memory, a story, or an emotion. Maybe its […]

Cannings Cross, June 2018 ***SOLD***
Another scorching hot day today. Lovely to be out and up on the downs near home. This and other recent works will be available to view during the Marlborough Open Studios weekends in July. JM

Summer in Marlborough, 2018 **SOLD**
I recently finished this commission for a good friend of mine. Oil on canvas 60 x 60cm. It’s a gift – I hope the recipients love it. JM

Alton Barnes, 2018
I can’t seem to stay away. Especially at this time of year when the world around me is buzzing with colour and vibrant energy. Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm. To express and interest in this piece, please contact me.