Provisional membership – Royal Institute of Oil Painters
I was really chuffed to discover I'd been elected as a provisional member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters following on from the annual open exhibition ...read more
Snowtime
I was lucky to be able to catch a bit of snow action and am keeping my fingers crossed for more! I think the coldest session was ...read more
HMS Belfast
I recently managed a visit to London and thought I'd head for Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast (something I've fancied painting for a while). I was limited ...read more
Norfolk, Bath and a few more
I've been trying to get out with the pochade/easel whilst the weather's been half decent. I managed to get a few pieces done along the north Norfolk ...read more
Golden umbrella!
A picture of me, my painting and the 'Golden umbrella' I received at The Bath Prize (no, it wasn't raining inside). Thanks to Adebanji, last year's plein ...read more
Bath Prize winner!
Chuffed to discover I'd won 2 prizes at the Bath Prize. It was great to be at the prize giving on Friday and meet all the artists. ...read more
Amongst the veg
I really like the allotments at Wing. It's one of the few plots that has public access running through it and there are some nice distant views ...read more
Fruity
Too good to eat...
Back to Whaddon
This spot caught my eye and the sunset was quite hazy. This meant I could look at it without being blinded by the sun too much! I ...read more
Twilight
I was keen to do a small, wide format of the view from Whaddon at twilight, whilst the fields were nice and ripe. It was quite a ...read more