Seascapes and Water

Sea, seascapes, rivers, lakes, beaches and boats. I find such joy in creating my seascapes, and recently have found myself moving much more into exploring the abstraction of shapes which I hope inspires you the viewer to interpret them too. Movement of water and waves, shifting sands, the beauty of a coastal sky and the flowing shapes of boats - a seascape ,can be energising, evocative, resonant with memories

We think of sea colours as shades of blue, but when you really look at water it is anything but blue. There are greys and greens, streaks of purples, ochre and hints of browns. Low winter sun brings silvers, and sunsets bring stunning oranges that look almost unreal. Shadows bring rich chocolate purple browns.

My art is all framed in hand made natural wood frames. Some of the available works are also shown as if hung, to help make it easier for you to imagine them on a wall. Art at the bottom of the page represents some of my sold work and commissions.

Cerulean Calm

Part of my new series of work.

As the tide swirled in and the waters deepened they formed geometric shapes in a palette of tonal blues from pale cerulean to deeper navy. I hope this reflects the calm waters and sense of peace as the colours subtly shift with the ebb and flow of the sea.

Oil on canvas

43cm x 53cm

Morning Calm

Inspired by a recent weekend on the south coast, at a beach cafe, on a calm misty morning. Perfect karma!

Oil on stretched canvas 52cm x 52cm

High Tide Dawn

Completing my series of coastal paintings exploring shapes and the gentle interaction of a limited palette of tonal colours.

Oil on stretched canvas 53cm x 53cm.

High Tide dawn

Reflections.

Gentle tones in the water from the clouds reflected on the wet sand , burnished with gold leaf.

Oil on stretched canvas. 45cm x 45cm

Seven Sisters

The iconic Seven Sisters, always a joy to walk and a joy to paint! Oil on stretched canvas 36cm x 47cm

The Old Pier

I spotted this old rickety wooden pier in the Camel Estuary with the 3 small boats safe and secure, as a strong breeze sent wispy clouds scudding across the sky. A sense of sun and safety.

Oil on canvas board 38cm x 38cm

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Falling Clouds

Inspired by rainy beach walks, where the sky drops down into the horizon .

Oil on stretched canvas 53cm x 53cm

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Stone Pier

Winter days bring mists and calm to the Margate coast. Part 1 of my new series of oils exploring the abstraction of shapes, tones and curves to create a sense of calming movement.

Oil on stretched canvas 53cm x 53cm

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Morning Mist

Inspired by early morning as the tide curved and flowed out past the harbour wall. No 2 of a new series of works.

Oil on canvas 53 x 53cm.

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Quiet Sands

Soft muted tones on a rainy day, inspired by beached boats resting in the sand safe behind the harbour wall. No 3 of a new series of works.
Oil on canvas 53 x 53cm.

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Three Sails

Three sailing boats leaving harbour and setting sail against cloudy reflections. I wanted to draw the eye to the sails and I think that the four layers of oils applied with brush and then palette knife, using a limited mix of tones, works really well to suggest the calm and constant power of the sea.

Oil on board 58cm x 70cm

Yellow Ocean Dreams

I wanted to create an image of the sunshine of summer combined with the sea, and I think this really works here. A focal piece to light up a room!

Oil on stretched canvas 84cm x 84cm framed.

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City Lights

London’s skyscraper lights shining through the gloaming as the sun sinks. Calm and peaceful and as the city sleeps.

Oil on board 58cm x 72cm

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Rolling in the Blue

If only one could capture the sounds of the crashing waves ! Waves cascading and crashing, shingle whooshing back and forth. I really enjoyed working on this piece and hope that the image resonates with all who have sat on a beach, soaking up the energy of the endless blue rollers.

Oil on canvas 50cm x 65cm

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Old Timbers

Early morning and no one was about - so peaceful. The shadows of the old timbers reflect in the dark contour ridges of the distant hills.
Oil on stretched canvas 53cm x 53cm

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Sundowner

The curves and shadows as the tide flowed out, and the reflections in the shallows inspired me to capture this transient moment in time.

Oil on stretched canvas 44cm x 54cm

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Quiet Waters

Dramatic skies gathering at the end of the day over the gentle waters of an incoming tide on the south coast.

Oil on stretched canvas 44cm x 54cm

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Water Lily Cascades

Visiting Wisley whilst the water lilies were starting to bloom, I hope this larger work captures the tranquility of the falling water and the gorgeous colours in the lake offset by the purple of the lilies.

Oil on Canvas 76cm x 76cm

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Blue Boats of Essaouria

The iconic blue boats of Essaouria’s fishing fleet on the Atlantic coast of Morocco reflect years of tradition in this colourful harbour town.

Oil on Board 48 cm x 48 cm

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Low Tide Walking

Under blue summer skies I was captivated by the almost geometric clouds reflected in gentle shapes on the sea. So peaceful and quiet, walking in the early morning. A couple with their dog on the beach, with three sail boats gently sailing in the distance. It was so relaxing, and this is that calm day, captured and framed!

Oil on canvas board 41cm x 41cm

Low Tide Walking

A calm sunny day on the south coast, a couple with their dog on the beach, with three sail boats gently sailing in the distance. It was so relaxing, and this is that calm day, captured and framed!

Oil on canvas 41cm x 41cm

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The Slipway

Walking along the Cornish coast to Port Isaac, the overcast day enhanced the gentle tones of the houses that, when viewed from above the harbour, seemed to melt into the colours of the sea as it lapped on the slipway. Classic evocative Cornwall!

Oil on Board 46cm x 64cm

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Fishing Fleet at Anchor, St Ives

St Ives is the epitome of a Cornish harbour with fishing cottages along the harbour wall and narrow lanes behind, as if nothing more could possibly be squeezed in. When the tide comes in and the traditional fishing boats float up onto their moorings it looks so pretty.

Oil on stretched canvas 48cm x 58cm

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Waiting on The Tide

Houses along the quayside cast long shadows over the calm waters of the small harbour, and the fishing boats caught my eye as they bobbed at anchor, waiting for the night sail. It was quite a detailed study to capture the houses and their gentle pastel colours, but I also wanted to incorporate an abstract element to suggest the continual rhythm of harbour life.

Oil on stretched canvas 43cm x 55cm

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Fisherman's Cove

I really enjoyed creating this happy abstract as it seemed that the boats, with their cheery shapes, were inextricable linked by ropes and anchors to the shore and the houses along the quayside.

Oil on stretched canvas 60cm x 60cm

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Resting Harbour

Continuing my love of coast and harbour, this is Tenby at high tide , boats bobbing at anchor and with its iconic houses framing the harbour wall.

Oil on board 30cm x 49cm

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A Quiet Read, Venice

I so enjoyed painting this little book shop in Venice and its piles and piles of books. What luxury to be able to curl up with a book overlooking a quiet Venetian canal!

Oil on Board 55cm x 45cm

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Bathers at Grenouilliere, after Monet

Experimenting with the placement of small strokes to evoke the wonderfully loose impressionism of Monet’s style. I love how he portrayed his figures, and I hope i have done his work justice in this homage.

Oil on Stretched Canvas 50cm x 66cm

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Safe Haven

Early morning calm at the top of the tide, fishing rods set. No 4 of a my new series of works.

Oil on canvas 53 x 53cm.

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Anchored in a Fractured World

Working on texture and contrasting forms to reflect how safe anchorage brings stability in a shifting world, and how we all need to have our anchors. Inspired by Rye Harbour.

Oil on board 62cm x 75cm

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Quiet Tides

Inspired from summer beach walks, and the gorgeous bright blues reflected from a summer sky.

Oil on stretched canvas, 85cm x 85cm framed

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Ripples on The Tide

A quiet morning walk down to the shore at Studland inspired this work - a light breeze rippled the water, reflecting the pale morning sunshine

Oil on stretched canvas 45cm x 45cm

Room with a View

Unframed to maintain the trompe l’oeil feel of peering out and over the sea wall. A fun piece which I hope brings a smile to the viewer. I loved the relaxed quirkiness of this work, and the fun of the abstract two dimensional approach. One to raise the spirits!

Available framed if preferred.

Acrylic on stretched canvas 70cm x 70cm

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Blue Indigo

A stormy day as clouds scudded across the skies inspired me to create this large work in shades of indigo, one of my favourite blues as it as so many hues. It would make a great statement piece in its own space.

Oil on stretched canvas 85cm x 85 cm

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Blue Skies, Blue Seas

Sometimes the sky is so blue it seems that painting it like it is will look too blue to be true! But on this day the sky was cerulean and the sea was washed with turquoise. And this is the English coast!! It deserved to shine on a large statement piece canvas.

Oil on stretched board 85cm x 85cm

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Above and Below SOLD

Walking along the Oare Estuary I found wrecks of old abandoned boat hulls lying half submerged in the mudflats. On a misty autumn morning as the sky merged into the watery landscape their sculptural curves and shadows resonated with times past and I wanted to record their forgotten history.

Oil on board 75 x 60cm framed

Full Sails

This is a view from the north Kent coast near Faversham across the Swale estuary. A study in thick layers of impasto palette knife work which I feel works really well to create a sense of depth and movement. Perfect for a small space!

Oil on board 31cm x 36cm

Racing the Winds

A small study of sail boats filled with wind and racing over the waves off the south coast.

Oil on board 18cm x 13cm

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Into The Blue

Shades of indigo - elegant tonal colours capture balance in the vast openness of the sea with gold leaf reflections.

Oil on Board, black wood frame 20cm x 30cm

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Camber Sunset

A truly uplifting moment captured whilst watching the sunset spreading fiery orange across the sky and the reflections stretching across the wet sand.

Oil on Board 40 x 70cm

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The Old man of Storr

Oil on board, a client’s commission

To Interpret Nature ( after Sorolla)

The Sorolla exhibition at The National Gallery is one of the best and most uplifting I have visited. In fact I went twice! His use of light and tone was truly phenomenal, and on a grey November day I left the Gallery feeling full of sunshine. So this is my tribute to a great artist.

Oil on canvas board 45cm x 55cm

Under Big Skies

The figures seemed almost absorbed into the scene, under huge skies with the sea to the distant horizom. For me it captured the peace and sense of calm of a deserted shore.

Oil on board 38cm x 48cm

Under Blue Skies

Who can resist the joy and happy vibes of blue sky, blue seas and white sand!! This is a large feature work that involved layers and texture. It creates impact in a big space.

Oil on stretched canvas 84cm x 84cm framed

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Low Tide Reflections

Inspired by old boats beached at low tide. The low light made the perfect silhouette backdrop.

Oil on Board

40 x 40cm

Oare Creek, Faversham

An abstract of one of the creeks that wends its way to the Medway at Oare. In full summer the soft wafting grasses in the shallows contrast perfectly with the geometric shapes of the contoured pastures and fields around it. A painting full of joy and vibrant summer colours! A few sketches and then on to the pub at Conyer Creek for a cooling drink!

Oil on Stretched Canvas 48cm x 57cm

A Winter Sail

Oil on board

60cm x 45cm

Clearing Skies

I wanted to create texture and light to capture the evocative low tide reflections on the wet sand so, having set down a base layer in oils I then gradually worked up the layers using a palette knife. I think it worked!

Oil on Board 41cm x 29cm framed

Clearing Skies

Oil on Board

18cm x 15cm

Walk Under Big Skies

Oil on board

25cm x 35cm

Seven Sisters Reflections

Oil on board

35cm x 35cm

Low Tide at Dusk

Oil on Board

18cm x 15cm

Dawn Rising

Oil on stretched canvas

76cm x 76cm

Quiet Shores

Walking along the north Kent coast estuary, from Whitstable on beyond Reculver . Such a lovely walk, frequented by occasional bird watchers and dog walkers. Its a very peaceful corner of Kent. Quiet, with a hint of desolation, rushes wafting in the ever present breeze, seabirds wheeling on the wind, and in the distance the gentle shores of the Isle of Sheppey falling down to the estuary.

Oil on canvas 43cm x 43cm framed

Dungeness Winter

Oil on stretched canvas

450cm x 600cm

Clearing Storm, Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters is a favourite walk of mine and no matter what the weather, it’s such an invigorating landscape. This day the dark rain clouds were clearing, and on the path out to the cliffs the sun was just starting to light up the fields in shifting shadows that ebbed and flowed over the folding fields.

Oil on canvas board 48cm x 60cm

Calm Sailing, Camber

Oil on Board

18cm x 15cm

Dune Grasses

Oil on Canvas

25cm x 25cm

SOLD

Sailing on the Tide (Oare, Faversham)

Oil on board

35cm x 60cm

Tide Out

Oil on canvas board

30cm x 30cm

Winter Shores

Oil on stretched canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Storm Coming

Oil on Canvas

40cm x 30cm

Sunset 1

Oil on canvas

40cm x 30cm excl. frame

SOLD

Fleet at Anchor

Oil on canvas board

30cm x 40cm

Fleet Moorings

Oil on canvas board

30cm x 30cm

Resting Fleet

Oil on Canvas Board

30cm x 30cm

St Ives at Dawn

Oil on Stretched Canvas

30cm x 45cm

SOLD

Beech Footie, Zanzibar

Oil on Board, Commission

100 cm x 75cm

SOLD

Indigo Cascades

Oil on stretched canvas

75cm x 100cm

SOLD

The Seven Sisters

Oil on Board

25cm x 45cm

SOLD

On The Slipway

Oil on stretched canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Helston Tin Mines, Cornwall. Commission

Acrylic on stretched canvas

100cm x 75cm

SOLD

Sunset 2

Oil on Stretched Canvas

35cm x 45cm

At Anchor Abstracted SOLD

40cm x 30cm

Canvas board

Mixed media inks, acrylics and textural media.

Reflecting the time-standing-still feeling of many small fishing harbours and their fishermen’s cottages. Whilst offering safe anchorage they are themselves at a tipping point, slightly tilted in an uncertain economic future.

Fractured Harbour

Acrylic on stretched canvas

60cm x 45cm

Sailing Under Blue Skies

Sitting on the beach soaking up the view, and three little sail boats appeared for an early morning sail. Just beach, sea and wind in the sails.

Oil on board 20cm x 43cm

Venice Sundown

Oil on board

31 x 46 cm

SOLD

Summertime Blues

Summer on a Cornish estuary

Oil on canvas 43cm x 43cm

The Fighting Temeraire, homage to Turner

Oil on board

45cm x 55cm

SOLD

Cities and Landscapes

Capturing memories of places and views.

The reflections of light on the wet pavements of a city can look fabulous on a wet rainy evening. Trees at a local reservoir are transformed by a wintry sunset into a fiery scene, and the warm colour tones of foreign places recall memories of scent, noise and heat.

Winter on The Downs

Living near the North Downs their silhouette is always an inspiration for my art as their fields fold and fall along the skyline. On a misty morning walk they lift the spirits on a winter day.

Oil on Board

43 cm x 43 cm framed

Winter's Dawn

The North Downs often provide inspiration for my art. Their fields on an early morning walk in winter take on soft, warm earthy tones of grey that fold and fall from the skyline.

Oil on Board

43 cm x 43 cm framed

Whispers of Winter

Quiet frosts on the Downs touch the folding hills with cool whispers in the pale winter light.

Oil on board

43cm x 43cm

Folding Fields

The harvest is in, and the fields form a warm patchwork of golden browns and ochres.

Oil on board

60cm x 48cm framed

Golden Meadows

A view over the Kent hills as summer turns to autumn, colours mellow and the fields are harvested.

Oil on board 36cm x 32cm

Evening Light

After a rainy day the lights of London lit the wet pavements - reflections everywhere!

Oli on canvas 45cm x 55cm

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Mountain Pines

Oil on stretched canvas

75cm x 60cm

City Lights

London’s skyscraper lights shining through the gloaming as the sun sinks. Calm and peaceful and as the city sleeps.
Oil on board 58cm x 72cm

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The Old Bookshop

I so enjoyed painting this little book shop in Venice and its piles and piles of books. What luxury to be able to curl up with a book overlooking a quiet Venetian canal!
Oil on Board 55cm x 45cm

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Venice Cannaregio

Away from the crowds in Venice, meandering along winding canals, with the most gorgeous soft warm colours and reflections. I just had to get painting!

Oil on stretched canvas 72cm x 56cm

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Venice Reflections, Fondamenta di Borga

Earthy colours mirrored in the waters of a quiet canal. Beautiful, romantic iconic and unforgettable. It took quite some hours to paint as I really wanted to capture the tones and reflections, and to take the viewer along with me, wondering what lay beyond the bridge.

Oil on stretched canvas 64cm x 54cm

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Early Morning, Venice

Cool reflections as an early gondolier heads out before the crowds. Surely one of the world’s most beautiful cities. It is truly absorbing, and never forgotten. I got completely lost in painting these “off the beaten track” reflections and the perspective as the canal wound into the distance

Oil on stretched canvas 74cm x 54cm

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Autumn Vineyards

Acrylic on canvas with gesso.

50cm x 60cm

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Winter Calm

A wintery landscape on the downs. I hope I have captured the gentle greys of winter in the cool folding fields.

Oil on canvas

44 x 54 cm framed in white wood

Spring Walk to Westerham

One of my favourite spring walks through the fields and down into Westerham, with the North Downs in the distance.

Oil on stretched canvas 48cm x 58cm

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The Olive Grove

A very hot day on a walking holiday in northern Tuscany. I love olive trees, partly for their gnarled shape and the way the sunlight sits on their leaves, but also for their history. What stories they could tell! This grove, with the sun on the grey green leaves and the warm shadows epitomised Tuscany - and provided some welcome shade for a picnic!

55cm x 45cm

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Hushed Winter Fields

A wintery landscape on the downs. I hope I have captured the gentle greys of winter in the cool folding fields.

Oil on canvas

44 x 54 cm framed in white wood

The Bar

Acrylic inks, collage and acrylics on board

30cm x 30cm

St Paul's in Blue

Oil on canvas

45cm x 30cm

SOLD

The Dali Desert, Alto Plano Bolivia

Oil on board

36cm x 68cm

SOLD

Autumn Birch Toys Hill

Oil on canvas

30cm x 40cm

View from The National Gallery

Oil on Canvas

30cm x 40cm

The Early Commute

Acrylic on Canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Canopy of Spring

Photographed when walking in the grounds of Chartwell on a spring day, and with a carpet of leaves underfoot, the dappled shade here looked so pretty. Later, after much layering on of colours and small brush work I finally felt I had captured the moment. I hope you do too!

Oil on canvas 55cm x 45cm

Squerryes Vineyards, North Downs

Oil on stretched canvas

40cm 30cm

SOLD

Tel Aviv History

Oil on canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Winter Sunset, Bewl Water

Oil on stretched canvas

40cm x 30cm

Alta Mare Venice

Acrylic on stretched canvas

30cm x 45cm

SOLD

Tide Out : Port Isaac

Oil on Canvas Board

35cm x 46cm excl. frame

SOLD

Spring Walking

Oil on stretched canvas

50cm x 40cm

Quiet Pastures

Views over the Weald of Kent from Ide Hill, in fact from opposite Ide Hill’s lovely village store and cafe.

48cm x 58cm

Foxes in Blue

Acrylic on canvas board

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

The Tree Line

Oil on board

31cm x 41cm

SOLD

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The Reed Banks

I don’t usually paint traditional country scenes, but I loved the tall grasses and swathes of reed beds. An idyllic summer scene to remind us of peaceful sunny days - especially in the depths of winter!

Oil on canvas 38cm x 38cm , framed in ash on a pale linen background

Still life and quirky animals

Wildlife can be such fun to paint - a llama with attitude or a quirky cow, the majesty of a tiger or an elephant in the swirling dust of the African summer. They might be big and powerful but have the gentlest of eyes, the softest of noses. Daft, superior, sad - it is all there in their faces. Affordable original animal art. Plus my occasional and very enjoyable diversions into some still life studies.

The Power of Grey

Sometimes I have the urge to paint an elephant! I’m not sure if it their gentle eyes, those huge ears or the gorgeous markings on their trunks that appeal to me, but having been lucky to see them in their natural environment they are but this time I wanted to do a tonal study using only 4 colours, and im really pleased at the result. Somehow the limited colours have great a sense of gentleness within this huge animal.

Who can resist an elephant!

Oil on canvas. Framed in ash, mounted on linen. 53cm x 43cm

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Rainbow Veg

I bought these vegetables in my local Italian deli, unpacked them at home and their shapes and rich colours most definitely called for a painting. So this is my brief foray into “Kitchen Art” !

41cm x 56cm

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Poppy

A study in palette knife with oils, the poppy sits on a textured background of black and ultramarine tones. The poppy’s colours sing out !

Oil on canvas board 42cm x 42cm

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Sampson

I think he was friendly, but I was glad to have a gate between us for the photos!

Oil on canvas board 42cm x 42cm

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Tiger Tiger

Oil on canvas

30cm x 40cm

Rust and Reflections

For all lovers of old cars the chrome still gleams and the rust adds character. I was particularly intrigued by the reflections in the headlights.

Oil on board 54cm x 44cm

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Daisy

Found on a summer’s walk. An inquisitive young calf with a gorgeous face. Irresistible to paint !

Oil on canvas board 38cm x 38cm

Summer Bouquet

Who can resist a peony! I love their voluptuous blooms!

Acrylic on canvas board 57cm x 46cm

In The Bag!

A detailed study of a bottle in a paper bag, bubbles gathering on the beer, and light casting interesting shadows.

Oil on stretched canvas 40cm x 30cm

Rainbow Elephant

A joy to paint, commissioned for a child’s bedroom.

Oil on canvas, 47cm x 57cm

Dust Bath baby

Oil on Board

30cm x 30cm

Waiting for Dinner

Oil on Canvas

30cm x 40cm excl. frame

SOLD

Dazed & Confused

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 40 cm

SOLD

Llama with Attitude

Acrylic on canvas

40cm x 30cm

SOLD

Chimp

Mixed media, pencil over wash on board.

24cm x 24cm

SOLD

For this study I used a couple of pale watercolour washes and then pencil to create the face as it seemed too delicate for paint. The shades and highlights were intriguing to study in detail: the “old man” eyes on a young face, the snub nose, and thinning hair, and yes chimpanzee ears really are that big!

Gossiping Sardines 2

Acrylic on canvas

25cm x 25cm framed

SOLD

Gossiping Sardine 3

Acrylic on canvas

25cm x 25cm framed

SOLD

Gossiping Sardines 1

Acrylic on canvas

25cm x 25cm framed

SOLD

Heat and Dust

Oil on Canvas

40cm x 30 cm

SOLD

Mother and Baby

Inks and watercolour

20cm x 30cm

SOLD

What big paws!

Acrylic with pastel overlay on linen canvas

30cm x 24cm

SOLD

Fishy Business - Prawn

Acrylic on canvas

25cm x 25cm

One of the “Fishy Business” trio

SOLD

Fishy business - Octopus

Acrylic on canvas

25cm x 25cm framed

Part of a trio, inspired by foreign fish markets!

SOLD

Fishy Business - Fish

Acrylic on canvas 25cm x 25cm framed

Part of a trio, inspired by foreign fish markets!

SOLD

The Dust Bath

Oil on board

35cm x 50cm

SOLD

Abstract Landscapes

Abstraction and interpretation. Everyday items with a twist.

Contemporary art is fun. Van Gogh’s “Chair” with an “Apple” - why not? Contemporary art offers the chance to use vibrant colours, pare down shapes to simple concepts, and bring in form and impact that is sometimes blurred in real life portrayal. And it is affordable!

Autumn Vineyards

Acrylic on canvas with gesso.
50cm x 60cm

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North Downs Winter

Oil on stretched canvas

45cm x 55cm

Summer Pastures

Oil on stretched canvas

48cm x 58cm

The Hares

Acrylic on canvas board

35cm 45cm

SOLD

Winter over The Downs

Acrylic on canvas board

35cm x 45cm

SOLD

Medway Sailing

Oil on stretched canvas

35cm x 45cm

Leaf Fall

Acrylic on Canvas

40cm x 40cm

SOLD

Breaking Dawn

Acrylic & Mixed Media Collage

30cm x 40cm

Foxes in Blue

Acrylic on Canvas Board

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Poppies at Sunset

Mixed media & Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Mexicana

Acrylic and acrylic inks on stretched canvas

30 x 24 in

Ide Hill Abstracted

Acrylic on canvas board

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

People and Portraits

Painting people is a window into their soul. Caught in the moment a face can speak a thousand words.

The tones of skin are fascinating, with their blues, greys and greens. Eyes are intriguing to paint, conveying passion, strength, joy, sadness and so much more unspoken feelings. And then there is the surprising size of noses and ears!

Then there are the folds and shades of clothes and the movement of fabrics in the wind.

Faces - always a challenge and totally absorbing!

For details see next image

Geisha : Homage to Klimt

I was lucky enough to go to Vienna and visit the Klimt gallery. To see some of his iconic works up close was captivating. This is my homage to Klimt, complete with gold leave and in a fabulous antique frame.

Oil on board, embellished with gold leaf in antique frame 78cm x 66 cm

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I Am Woman

Acrylic inks and Acrylics on canvas

30cm x 40cm

Sold

Rainbow Woman

Oil on Stretched Canvas

40cm x 30cm

SOLD

Geisha

Watercolour on Cold Pressed Fine Grain

30cm x 30cm

Sold

Sir Ian McKellan

Oil on Canvas

40cm x 30cm

Sold

Sunbathed

Oil on canvas

30cm x 45cm

SOLD

To Interpret Nature (after Sorolla)

Strolling the Seashore - tribute to Sorolla

Oil on canvas

50cm x 50cm

SOLD

Dancing in The Dust, Guajira Desert, Colombia

Oil on canvas, Grisaille method.

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

I am Woman, Here Me Roar

Oil using the Zorn Pallette

35cm x 45cm

Portrait of Tony

Oil on canvas, commission

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

Frida Kahlo

Mixed media oil and acrylic collage on canvas

30cm x 40cm

SOLD

I had been wanting to create a Frida Kahlo portrait for ages and decided that this icon of Mexican folk art warranted the richness of a Klimt gold background and some flamboyant flowers and clothes. A little time consuming but fun to collate.