Another damp winters day, but although I set out to paint the greyness- there was quite a lot of colour in the sky so I painted that instead.
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I sent these two sketchbook copies off to their new home last week. More great frames from Steve at Trafalgar Framing!
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Well this is where my two worlds collide! Sketching the only Royal Marine memorial in London, which sits directly outside the Mall Galleries….which was my next stop yesterday as I went to see the fabulous RIO exhibition which is currently showing! Really enjoyed seeing work by Adam Ralston, Maria Rose, Helen Davison, Tom Stevenson, Andrew
A dull damp day for watercolour outside yesterday. No chance of washes drying so I worked on 3 or 4 simple colour blocks.
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(Photo by Justin Downing )Look what opens today!! Many thanks @howardlweaver for posting on Twitter. How are you Howard? I’ll be heading over to visit the exhibition soon 😊https://www.turnercontemporary.org/exhibitions/sky-arts-landscape-artist-of-the-year-2016#.WEZ04sdGTb8.twitter
Two pieces from the Autumn heading off to a new home today. As ever it is both good and a little sad to see things leave; these two particularly, as they helped me developing my understanding about how I should pay more attention to things that just happen to catch my eye. Although made in
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Here is one of the pieces that I made whilst tying to workout my commission on LAOTY, which I will be saying goodbye to this week – as it heads off to its new home…. back in beautiful Northern Ireland! It is a more accurate representation of the weather during my visit day, and although
Look what arrived yesterday! 3 DVD’s of memories. Hope you all got some too A Richard Allen, Gregor Henderson Art, Phillip Edwards, Titus Agbara, Anna Perlin, Howard Weaver, and that you are all busy making more art! I’ve been trying to speed paint frost, this chilly but pretty morning in the Alver Valley. Amazing how
Many thanks to everyone who has contacted me with messages, shared things, Tweeted, retweeted, liked things …. ❤️ Here’s an alternative view of stunning White Park Bay, with perhaps a better representation of the weather conditions during my day there. As I dislike studio work I had made several pieces and had to choose one
Many thanks for all the support and messages from everyone over recent weeks. 😍 Lots of memories and anticipation today from the Summer – What a lot of diverse weather we had during the filming and fabulous opportunities to see great new places and landscapes! Tune into Sky Arts @ 8pm to see the final!!