It’s freezing in the studio today. We’re waiting for logs to be delivered for the wood burner so I’ve resorted to biting scrap frames abs what-not. Just about warm enough to paint this oil sketch of a sheep’s skull. Some of it is not quite […]
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Field opposite my studio in Stanton St. Bernard
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 […]
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***
Sketches for Spring 2018
Having fun exploring and sketching from the landscape in Wiltshire. Love this time of year. Just getting ready to go BOOM! JM
Willows near a winterbourne ***SOLD***
I’m enjoying exploring and experimenting with texture, colour and contrasts. My studio work becomes more abstract, compared with my outdoor work, and I feel that I like the way it’s developing. I see ‘Willows near a winterbourne’ almost as a continuation of my seascape paintings. […]
New week, new approach.
Building on last week’s adjustments to how I react during the process of painting, I’ve been working on a large landscape in the studio. I’ve used the last paintings as reference and then taken the image a step further to allow its presence to come […]
The Sheds
It’s been an amazing summer. I’ve spent lots of time with my partner and our 5-year-old son out and about. A couple of weeks in Cornwall gave me a much needed grounding and some real inspiration to bring back to Wiltshire. Some of the landscapes […]
