Recent work from my favourite spots in the Chiltern Hills and around Britain, and from member's reference photos in the Landscape Art Club. Some work is for sale.
English Midsummer
From the artist’s reference photo during a volunteer work party at Pitstone Fen, Tring.
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 13 x 20 in.
NFS
'I have been committed to environmental protection for my entire adult life. For the last ten years, I have been an active volunteer for the Wildlife Trusts in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire, in England. The days I spend volunteering to maintain our wildlife reserves are some of most rewarding work that I do. We have a great team, the work is important to conserving endangered species, and it's great exercise! The meadow at one of our reserves has grown tall with flowers and grasses, and the scene of one of our volunteers working in the meadow surrounded by it all was irresistible. I took a photo and made some sketches on the spot, and painting this the next day. English skies are often cloudy and dramatic even on what would be considered 'nice' days. My colour choices for this painting are a split-complimentary limited palette of violet, green, and yellow.'
Through the Bat Cave in Dorset, England
Based on the artist’s reference photo taken from the kayak
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 9.5 x 12.5 in.
NFS
'Some of my favourite adventures are on the water. My husband and I love to sea kayak on the beautiful coastlines that we have here in the United Kingdom. I was out kayaking with my husband and two of our friends this summer on the coast of Dorset, England, and snapped a photo from my boat of the beautiful Bat's Head cliff and Bat's Cave. The person on the kayak in the foreground is my husband who is taking in the whole scene before padding through the Cave. This painting was intended as a complimentary colour study, however having already done a couple single-colour studies, I felt I was ready to commit to my favourite paper, Arches 140lb rough. I'm glad I did: the resulting 'study' worked really well as a dramatic interpretation of the day. I painting it in two colours: Cobalt Blue and Indian Yellow, and added clouds in white gouache to increase the drama and keep viewers moving around the composition.'
Vanuatu
Landscape Art Club
August 2024
Sunset
Based on a photo by Landscape Art Club, July 2024
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 14 x 10 in.
£220 unframed
Port Isaac, Cornwall, June 2024
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 7 x 10 in.
£150 unframed
Roscarrock, Cornwall, June 2024
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 15 x 30 cm.
£150 unframed
Waterfall
Based on a photo by Landscape Art Club
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 22 x 20.5 cm.
£200 unframed
Broadway Cottage, the Cotswolds, England
Mixed media
Artwork 38 x 29 cm.
£250 unframed
Secret Garden (No. 2)
Based on a reference photo by Judith Crowley via Landscape Art Club.
Mixed media
Artwork 15x11 in.
£150 unframed
Pembrokeshire Coast
Mixed media
Artwork 15 x 30 cm.
£150 unframed
Wood Rose
Reference photo by dougwaylett. Originally uploaded to Flickr as Rosa woodsii ‘Wood’s Rose’, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9670501
Coloured pencil
Frame 19 x 19 cm. Artwork 16.5 x 16.5 cm.
£80 framed
Colourful Character (Bullfinch)
Based on a photo by Dominic Turner
Mixed media
Frame 32.5 x 49 cm. Artwork 24.5 x 41 cm
£190 framed
The Watchful One (Grey Wagtail)
Based on a photo by Dominic Turner
Mixed media
Frame 23.7 x 31.5 cm. Artwork 15.7 x 23.5 cm
£90 framed
Secret Garden
Based on a photo from Landscape Art Club
Coloured pencil
Frame 35 x 41.5 cm. Artwork 27 x 33.5 cm
£150 framed
Cold (No. 2)
Based on a photo from Landscape Art Club
Watercolour
Artwork 15 x 30 cm
£100 unframed
London Plane
Based on a photo by Fay Ballard via Royal Academy.
Watercolour
Artwork 10x7 in.
NFS
Constable Sky, Chiltern Hills
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 10 x 14 in.
£75 unframed
Still Life (Clementines)
Coloured pencil
Artwork 7.6 x 10 in.
£30 unframed
Cold (No. 1). Based on a photo by Catherine Gill via NWWS
Watercolour and gouache
Artwork 14 x 10 in.
NFS
View from the Meadowlands. Based on a photo in Conversations in Paint by Charles Dunn
Watercolour and gouache
7 x 10 inches
NFS
Fuchsia. Based on a photo by Gal Senderowitsch via O’Keeffe Museum
Mixed media
NFS
Landscape
Watercolour
Artwork 10 x 14 in.
NFS
Sacred River
Watercolour
Artwork 9.5 x 13 in.
£120 unframed