Staithes
Earlier in July I joined EAGMA members for a few enjoyable days painting up in Staithes. The weather wasn't very kind so painting opportunities were a bit [...]
Cornish trip (part 2)
Port Isaac offered some shelter from the less favourable weather and the harbour area has a small number of boats which seemed to be positioned in exactly [...]
Recent trip to Cornwall (part 1)
I recently spent a very enjoyable week with friends painting along the Cornish coastline (Padstow region). Amongst the crew were David Bachmann, Mike Richardson, John Stillman and [...]
Wet panel carrier
Using variable sizes of panels when out painting can cause a few headaches in terms of storage/transportation. There are a few commercial options (mostly seem to be [...]
Venice 1
Not long back from an enjoyable few days painting with pals in Venice. Among the line-up were David Bachmann, Karl Terry, Tim King, Tony Dakin and myself [...]
Venice 2
Continuing the contra-jour theme, here's one from the Campo Santa Maria Della Formosa that I managed to grab when the sun came back out on the afternoon [...]
Buxton Spa Prize – 2nd place prize winner!
Last night I travelled up to Buxton for the show opening and prize awards for the 2015 Buxton Spa Prize. It's an open competition designed to celebrate [...]
Cornwall (part 3)
Here are the remaining paintings from the recent trip down to Cornwall. First up, a slightly larger piece (10x18in) from Sennen beach when there was an enticing [...]
More from Cornwall
It's always a challenge to try and paint those dramatic zawns from a lofty perch on a cliff edge and this was no exception. I was safely [...]
Trip to Sennen
Not long back from a lovely painting trip to Sennen with painting pals. Amongst the crew were Tim King, Mike Richardson and Mike Worthington. We stayed at [...]