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Moorings at Thornham
Oil on Board, 10 x 14 inchesThis was a demo painting I did at the Peterborough Arts Society a few weeks ago, finished off in the studio. It's going into the Royal Society of Marine Artists Exhibition...
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Late in the Day, Brancaster Staithe
Oil on Board, 12 x 17 inchesI originally posted this painting back on 3rd October - I did it as a demo painting at the Mall Galleries during the RSMA Exhibition last year. I felt it needed a bit of...
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The sound of Raasay
Oil on Board, 9 x 12 inchesThis started out as a plein air painting I did almost exactly a year ago on the Isle of Skye, when the temperatures were in the mid to high 20s! This was probably the most...
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Cattle by the Windrush
Oil on Board, 7.5 x 10 inchesThis was an entirely studio painting after a trip to Burford in the Cotswolds last year. Just about every time I've been there, it's been dull with no sunshine, so no...
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The Oxford Canal
Oil on Board, 10 x 14 inchesI did this as a demo painting last week at Napton-on-the-Hill, and I took a few photos of the local landscape having got there early, so opted to paint this view of the...
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Upper Slaughter
Oil on Linen Canvas, 20 x 28 inchesOne of the chocolate-box villages in the Cotswolds, I painted this view of Upper Slaughter in all its verdant, Summer glory. I was lucky that the woman was posing on...
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Sunset over the Windrush
Oil on Board, 12 x 17 inchesAnother Cotswold painting, this time the River Windrush near Swinbrook, East of Burford, one of my favourite stretches of water. The water always seems to have a slightly...
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Sherborne Park
Oil on Board, 10 x 17 inchesAnother Cotswold painting, this time one of the glorious landscape of Sherborne Park Estate, where this year's Springwatch programme is based.I felt a panoramic-shaped board...
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Mellow Windrush
Oil on Board, 7.5 x 10 inchesAnother Cotswold-themed painting, this time of the River Windrush near Burford, where the river winds its way through meadows to Swinbrook.The day was not sunny, so all the...
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Swans by the River Coln
Oil on Board, 9 x 13 inchesThis one is another verdant landscape, with a mass of May blossom on the hawthorn bushes. Painting white blossom is always a challenge, especially when there is a strong...
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The Oak by the Canal
Oil on Board, 10 x 17 inchesI did this painting as a demo to the Napton Art Group, choosing to do a local landscape of the area, in this case the Oxford Canal near Lower Shuckburgh. I liked the barns...
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Banks of the Nene
Oil on Board, 10 x 17 inchesHere's another demo painting I did a while back, again with a panoramic shape on a 10 x 17 board. It's a view of the River Nene near Waternewton just outside Peterborough....
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Blinding Light, Brancaster Staithe
Oil on Board, 10 x 17 inchesI painted this one as a demo to the Castor and Ailsworth Society of Art last Thursday, then finished it off at Patchings Art Festival on Sunday morning. The photo below...
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Sunlit Boat and Mud
Pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat, 13 x 19 inchesI painted this one at Patchings Festival on the last day, when I was one of the guest artists. I finished it off in the studio today.the gorgeous...
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Sparkling Early Light, Portree Harbour
Oil on Canvas, 18 x 26 inchesWe went to the isle of Skye last May, and on several mornings I went down to Portree harbour, where the wonderful weather provided a wealth of painting material, and this...
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Radiating Ropes and Boats, Mousehole
Oil on Board, 12 x 17 inchesThis is another painting for the Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition. Even though the day was somewhat overcast with little sunlight giving any spectacular lit-up...
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I'm giving a demo in Oils next Friday, 4th August at Horncastle from 7.30 - 9.30pm, if anyone wants to attend for a small fee on the door. I shall be painting a landscape with water, from scratch, with...
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The Cuillins, Isle of Skye
Oil on Board, 6 x 8 inchesThis is the last painting for the RSMA exhibition, and will go onto the 'small pictures wall', a feature the Society has experimented with for the last couple of years, which...
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Summer Breeze
Oil on Board, 10 x 14 inchesThis one is another demo piece, painted for the lovely folk of the Horncastle Art Group. It's a view from the old bridge over the River Nene at Milton Ferry. Painting trees...
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On the Move
Oil on Board, 14 x 20 inchesIt's that time of year again, when the entries for the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) close on Friday, and I've wondered whether to enter, not having the greatest...
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