Oman 2007
Once again, out came my sketchbook and I was able to paint rapidly in the heat, the watercolour paint almost drying as soon as it hit the paper.
Dolomites 2006
As I’m going through this particular sketchbook I’m feeling inspired to do some large watercolours of this trip to the Dolomites that was twenty years ago!
The Arch, St Louis 2005
The Arch Our first grandson Ewan was born in St Louis in 2005. I the summer of that year we went to St Louis and it was on the banks of the river Mississippi that I painted a sketchbook watercolour of the city that is framed by the distinctive arch, the tallest monument in America. […]
Marostica 2004
The exhibition included watercolours of some of the Veneto’s most well known landmarks like the classical villa La Rotonda by Andre Palladio and an early morning scene of the Basilica in Vicenza seen from Monte Berico.
Northumbrian Castles 2003
These commissions also berthed a new collection of Northumbrian Castles available as limited edition prints.
Olive Trees 2002
Umbria, Italy There’s something about olive trees that makes me want to paint them. It could be their gnarled, twisted branches, the obvious association with olive oil (which I love) or perhaps it’s because our son is called Oliver! It seems that whenever I come across olive trees, out comes my sketchbook. And so I […]
Colosseum 2001
This was a trip specifically for me to gather reference of Rome to add to my Italian Collection of limited edition prints. I painted two watercolours on location of the magnificent Colosseum.
San Gimignano 2000
Florence Following the success of our trip to Florence and San Gimignano in 1999, we knew we had to return again to the famous medieval hilltop town. Florence was our base, staying at the beautiful Hotel Paris in Florence, just a stone’s throw away from Florence Cathedral and the city sights – a perfect way […]
Firenze 1999
painted a watercolour from Piazza Michelangelo in the rain with Susan holding an umbrella over me. This was used to help create one of my first limited edition prints Florence from Piazza Michelangelo.
Key West 1998
Fort Lauderdale In 1998 I was invited to take part in an exhibition at the Walter C. Young Centre in Fort Lauderdale. We decided to travel over to America for the exhibition and do some paintings around Florida. After the exhibition preview we drove down to Key West. In many ways I was following in […]