Roman Forum
Roman Architecture For over a year now I have been working on a number of painting commissions for an overseas client. He has a passion for Roman history and paintings depicting Roman architecture. To paint these subjects with the kind of insight and integrity that they deserve, I make sure that I gather sufficient original […]
Mount Street Gardens
Mount Street Gardens is a very quiet, peaceful public garden in Mayfair, London created in 1889. When I first came across it I was immediately struck by its calm, tranquil atmosphere. The warm afternoon sunlight was forming dappled areas of sunlight and shadows. There was little sound of the traffic, only the birds which have made Mount Street Gardens […]
Paintings of Umbria
It’s the time of year when I’m busy working on commissions. I’ve been fitting in time to paint new works for my Christmas exhibition. One of my latest works is this street scene of Via Roma in Montone, Umbria available as a limited edition print. When we were taking our guests on the Painting Holidays […]
Painting Italy on Holiday
It’s only a few days now until our first Painting Holiday in Italy for 2016. All of the guests from our trip in 2015 have re-booked for another week in the 5 star luxury accomodation Chiesa del Carmine a beautifully restored ancient 13th century church. Due to the popularity of Painting Italy on Holiday, we have […]
Sketchbooks
I’m often asked “which is my own favourite painting?” It’s a question which I find so difficult to answer. Over the years I’ve painted many different scenes which I’m really pleased with and on so many different levels. In more recent years I’ve been painting portraits of people, which again, I’ve become attached to. However, […]
Gullane Gallery
For the last three years I’ve been exhibiting my paintings at the Gullane Gallery, East Lothian. I’ve been invited again to show a selection of new works as part of their easter exhibition starting 12th March. For over 20 years I’ve enjoyed painting in Scotland so for this exhibition I decided to revisit some of the […]
Mont Blanc and Manganese Blue
On 29th January I was notified that my new watercolour titled Mont Blanc and Manganese Blue had been selected Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016. It’s the second time one of my paintings has been chosen. In 2013 my painting “Jebel Akhdar, Oman” won the Artists Prize in the same competition. It’s very difficult […]
Sketchbook Painting
My real breakthrough with Sketchbook watercolours came during our first trip to to the region of Umbria in Italy. It was was in the spring of 2002. We stayed at the Relais il Canalicchio which boasts commanding views over the Umbrian countryside. In fact the owners of the hotel commissioned me to do a painting […]
Painting Holiday, Italy
There are still a few places available for our Painting Holiday, Italy May 2015. This year we’ve booked the luxurious 5* Chiesa del Carmine set in a picturesque valley in Umbria. Susan and I first stayed in this stunning valley at Casa San Gabriel (which boasts commanding views looking towards Assisi) back in 2004. The owners, […]
Bomber Command Memorial
I went to see a couple of fine Edward Seago exhibitions in London recently. More on that later. Whilst on my travels around the city I decided to have a look at the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park. Bomber Command It commemorates the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The […]