This year we were blessed with good weather and so did a lot of swimming. The water temperature at the start was 14 degrees but […]
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The Southern Fells, June 2016
And so to the annual trip to the Lake District. This year we were blessed with the warmest, sunniest and driest week I can remember […]
Read moreBetween the Showers
November and December (so far) have been extremely wet. We made two visits to Askrigg and one to York; most of the time it rained […]
Read moreExhibiting 29th October – 1st November
I have entered these pictures into the 2015 art exhibition being held in aid of St Gemma’s Hospice between 29th October and 1st November. NOTE […]
Read moreCornwall
What seems to be becoming an annual trip to Cornwall provided a good opportunity for sketching and painting outside. Watercolour sketches The weather was mixed […]
Read moreSpring Evening – Arncliffe
Although its been cold we have had some gloriously sunny days. After walking from Arncliffe to Malham Tarn and back the quality of the evening […]
Read moreAcrylic of Littondale
It seems strange (after the good weather this Easter) but only 2 weeks ago I was waiting for the weather to improve and wanted a […]
Read moreWenslydale in the studio
Using sketches and photographs gathered on our February trip to Wensleydale I worked up a couple of studio watercolours. I love the way that painting […]
Read moreKicking off 2015’s “Plein Air” Painiting
To begin 2015’s “plein air” painting sessions what could be better than the Wensleydale with snow on the hills? To paraphrase Lawrence of Arabia (in […]
Read moreStudio Watercolour
With dodgy weather and a bout of flu stopping me getting out as much as I’d like I took the opportunity to do some studio […]
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