One of a new series of works on paper started in March 2018. JM
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After the Snow
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the snow we’ve had this March. All the quiet lanes around our village were waist-deep in drifts and the hedges blanketed in snow-tsunami. I have to admit that I couldn’t bring myself to go out and paint during the really cold and […]

Dulas, February 2018
The second of two paintings completed over a weekend in February (see this post). ‘Dulas’ means blue-black in Welsh and is the name given to the particular slate mined from the Foel Grochan mine. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas (100 cm x 100 cm). […]

Foel Grochan, February 2018
One of two paintings from a visit to Wales in February 2018 (see this post). ‘Foel Grochan’ is the name of a mountain and associated slate mine. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas (100 cm x 100 cm). £750 plus P&P. To express an interest […]

Wales, February 2018
I’ve spent a few days in north Wales soaking up the mountains, forests and valleys near the Snowdonia National Park. I have to admit that I adore Wales for all its rugged beauty, and for the communities that thrive among the hills. Its a hard […]

Seascape: West Bay, 2 ***SOLD***
A series of mixed-media compositions in response to spending time by the sea and fossil-hunting at West Bay, Dorset. A3 (29.7cm x 42cm)

He’s back
‘Why aren’t you drawing right now?’, ‘What sort of artist ARE you?’, ‘You don’t have anything to say’, ‘You’re too old to make it now’, ‘Who would be interested in THAT?’, ‘You can’t even draw a tree properly’. Ah, the inner critic has arrived again. […]

Towards Oare, November 2017 – SOLD
Oil on canvas, 1 m x 1 m. SOLD To express an interest in this piece, please contact me.

September 2017
I’m making the most of the last weeks of warm weather and getting out painting as much as possible. Alton Barnes is a very special place. No matter what time of day or day of the year, I can guarantee that the same view will […]

Ridgeway, January 2017
Acrylic and oil pastel on paper. 70 cm x 91 cm (framed). £425 available exclusively from Bluestone Gallery, Devizes. Please contact me to express an interest in this item.

December drawings 2
Some interesting results from experimenting with marks, different media and scraping/wiping paint off the board. Oil and mixed media on board, December 5th 2016