These drawings are of buddleia and flowering currant bushes growing alongside the River Lune in Halton, outside my studio. They are just beginning to bud, and I wanted to record the budding leaves and blossoms tangled in the ‘flood grass’, or warlords whiskers, as a friend calls it. Without really planning it, I’ve embarked on […]
Lune Year: Buddleia and Flowering Currant with Warlocks Whiskers Read More »
This exhibition has just opened at Lancaster Museum, showing a series of work by myself and four other artists: Milan Ivanic, Fay Collins, Gill Aiken, and Rosa Mackinder. The artwork was made in response to the museum collection. Here’s my two paintings. Looking around the museum I was fascinated by the old photos of the
Museum Inspired Exhibition at Lancaster Museum Read More »
My watercolour landscapes (and sheep-scapes) of NW England are now available as Christmas cards via my website shop. These can be ordered as standard with the greeting ” Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year’, but you can also choose your own customised inside greeting.
Wintry Watercolours available as Christmas Cards Read More »
This painting shows the ginnel (alley) behind the street I used to live on. I went there last week in the rain, for no particular reason other than I was nearby. I set myself the challenge of trying to paint, without exaggeration, the flat grey light of a grey street on a rainy day. Dreich, to
Denmark Street, Lancaster Read More »
My art classes finish this week for a summer break, but will start again the second week of September. They are held at my studio in Halton, and at Williamson Park in Lancaster. You can read more about them here. Please contact me if you would like to join one of my classes.
Art classes September 2015, Lancaster Read More »
Limited edition prints are now available of my oil painting “The Last Skydancer”, which I painted earlier this year in memory of Hope and Sky, two young hen harriers who went missing, presumed shot, shortly after fledging from their nests on the Forest of Bowland. Following the recent news of a further five hen harriers missing
The Last Skydancer limited edition prints in aid of Birders Against Wildlife Crime Read More »
Fish are a longstanding favourite subject of mine to paint, I love the glow and flash of their colours when viewed underwater, and their beautiful movements. This shoal of herring swims in a mesmerising non-stop circle at the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary. The herring are local, scooped up from the water of Loch Creran, just outside
Silver Darlings – Acrylic painting of herring at Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary Read More »
A couple of my art classes are learning portraiture at the moment, and last Thursday a friend and colleague from Halton Mill came to model for my evening class. This was the first time that some people had ever tried to draw a person. I have been really impressed by their work. Here are a
Portrait class – ‘Dawn’ Read More »
I was showing one of my art classes some ways of using masking fluid with watercolour the other day, here’s my demo sketch.
White feathers. Watercolour Read More »
And a sketch of two cherries, in watercolour pencil, which I did with my Art in the Park class this morning at Williamson Park in Lancaster. My favourite kind of drawing; no particular agenda or expectations, I just like something, so I draw it. I don’t do this enough in the winter. Its easy in the