protect : new portrait
3 February 2017
Lovingly protecting our earth, this angel rests with her head on the world. She is gazing at the viewer, sending us her message. Lots of layers of colour and texture in this painting with a slightly a...
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january out and about
30 January 2017
Although my sketchbook is never far away on pretty much every trip outdoors, I do also have a new SLR camera, a Nikon D5500, that has become my constant companion. I've had to start using a bigger day...
windswept : portrait of a woman
28 January 2017
Recently completed... Windswept. Mixed media painting on exhibition canvas Acrylics and collage Size 45 x 45 cm (4cm deep) Side of the canvas are painted black. Ready to hang. No need to frame. Initia...
portrait of heidi
15 January 2017
After completing the last portrait 'Reflection' (see previous post), Heidi and I decided we should quickly dive into another to prove to ourselves that it wasn't beginners luck! Not to be faint-hearte...
reflection : mixed media portrait step by step
11 January 2017
It has been years and years since I've done any 'proper' portrait work. With Heidi here in the studio we both felt it would be awesome to do something we're both out of touch with. As I mentioned in m...
studio buddy
10 January 2017
For 3 weeks we have our friend Heidi visiting from Norway. She's a climber and an artist and so our interests are super compatible. There's now more than double energy in my studio and each day we're ...
new abstract landscapes
27 December 2016
I've been painting up a storm in my studio and have paint everywhere and on everything! Here are a few pieces that I have finished in the last couple of weeks. "The Yellow House" Acrylics on unstretch...
summertime : out and about
18 December 2016
After many weeks of painting birds, and 7 whole months of just watercolours, I now have my acrylics out. That means lots of playing with paint, getting paint everywhere and on everything and abstracts...
putting in the time : talent vs determination
6 December 2016
Here is a Chaffinch. He's the smartest dressed bird in my garden. He never goes out unless he is perfectly groomed :-) And here's what I read about Chaffinches. They make lots of chip and cheep calls,...