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 ...read more
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 ...read more
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 ...read more
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 ...read more
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 ...read more
Charity sale – the clock is ticking!
I've put two new paintings onto eBay in the hope of raising some funds for charity. As with the previous attempt, all proceeds will he heading directly ...read more
Charity painting sale
I'm aiming to raise some money for charity. The charities I've nominated are Macmillan Cancer Support (http://www.macmillan.org.uk/) and the Artists General Benevolent Institution (http://www.agbi.co.uk/). I'm new to ...read more
Keeping it local
Recently I've managed to head out to a few local spots in and around my home town of Stony Stratford. At this time of year the days ...read more
Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition, 2015
Looking forward to attending the private view today for the 2015 exhibition with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. It promises to be a great show, as ...read more
Norfolk trip (2)
On a particularly murky morning we all headed up the coast road to nearby Morston which never fails to offer up subject matter. I've never really had ...read more









