Paintings
My paintings are evolving to a looser style, but their core subject has not changed - the effect of natural light on the landscape.
St Martins, Isles of Scilly 2022
The Isles of Scilly are lit from the reflections of sunlight off the sea. When I made these paintings in Higher Town, St Martins a storm was expected to arrive. Boats were trollied up the beach leaving the usually bustling bay empty of vessels and oddly tranquil.
Before the storm,
Watercolour A4
O tide that waits for no man, save our coast
Watercolour, Pencil A4
Higher Town Bay
Watercolour, Pencil A4
Rush Hour, Middle Town
Watercolour, Pencil A4
Walks from home 2021-23
I am fortunate to live in countryside where it is possible to walk for miles without crossing a main road. These paintings were made from pictures and sketches on site.
Stubble Field
Watercolour A4
Late Afternoon, The Flashes
Acrylic A2
Sunlight on Grenville Road
Watercolour, Pencil A3
Ancient Yew
Watercolour A4
West Dean 2025
During a painting workshop the tutor encouraged us to focus on what happens at the edges of our composition and paint blocks of colour really quickly using large brushes. The results are much looser than my figurative style and I believe that that they place the viewer more in the landscape rather than admiring from a distance.
Approaching Menace
Acrylic on board A3
Black Lavant
Acrylic on board A3
Octopus Tree
Acrylic on board A3
Lemon Lavant
Acrylic on board A3