inSPIREd by Oxford
Those Oxford spires have lured me back over the last couple of weekends, helped along by some decent weather and a meet up with the UK Plein [...]
A day out in Oxford
On Saturday I headed to Oxford and was delighted to be joined by my friend Tim King. It makes quite a difference when you're out there with a fellow [...]
Fruit and flowers…..
I fancied a bit of a change of subject and thought I'd have a crack at a couple of little still life studies whilst the evenings are still [...]
Heading back out….
I thought it was high time I headed back outdoors to do some painting having spent the last couple of weeks 'wrestling' with some studio pieces. For [...]
Reading and reflecting
I've recently been using the winter weather and new studio as an opportunity to focus and reflect on my studio practice and work up a few pieces [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]