A lovely half term week spent with friends and five dogs down on the Cornish coast near Hayle. Although I only made small sketches, I was happy to sit on the cliff top overlooking the huge expanse of water and sand that leads from Gwithian […]
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Alton Barnes November 2021
It’s been a while since I last painted. This hiatus is due to a number of things: work; COVID; parenting, and general laziness, but also to a lack of confidence. Today, however, I made a pact with myself that I would go out and paint […]
Alton Barnes, 2018 *SOLD*
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.
Hawthorn in flower and a field of Rape, 2018 ***SOLD***
Spring has finally sprung. I’ve ventured back out to my favourite hill to paint from (Alton Barnes). Such stunning views over this part of Wiltshire. Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm. ***SOLD***
Spring 2018 #2 ***SOLD***
New works on canvas (50cm x 50cm). Acrylic and mixed media. From Alton Barnes hill (top of the burial mound) looking east towards Oare, Wiltshire. Second of two completed April 2018. ***SOLD***
Spring 2018, #4
Acrylic on board. 42 x 31 cm. £180 (unframed) plus postage. To express an interest in this piece, please contact me.
Winter Sun
When people say that winter strips all the colour out of the landscape I have to disagree. Ok, yes, when it’s grey and dull everything goes flat. But, once that sun is out, there are so many incredible colours everywhere! Willows in the winter sun. […]
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. […]
Diptych ***SOLD***
Breezy, sunny. Windswept. September. I enjoyed the fast-pace that this one came out. Probably not a ‘for sale’ piece, more practice really, and blowing away the cobwebs! Acrylic and oil pastel on paper (two sheets of 50 x 70 cm). JM
From Alton Barnes 1, May 24th – SOLD
When the sun is shining there’s almost nothing better than sitting on the side of a chalk down land, listening to the birds, and soaking up the vibrant energy all around. When I paint here, attuned to the place, I feel free. Connected. 70 x […]
Allowing myself to feel connected to the spirit of a place
I’ve always yearned to paint the ‘spirit’ or true essence of a place, or, to paint a my feelings of spirituality into a landscape. That sounds a bit mumbo-jumbo, but I have always felt a deep connection to Sprit (God, Mother Nature, or however you […]
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