Film Maker & Photographer David Peat Dies
Television Susan and I were saddened to hear of the death of David Peat on 16th April after a long battle with Myeloma. I had the privilege of working with David back in the autumn of 2001. It was a television idea my brother and I had. We decided to make a short pilot video […]
Bald Sayt
Bilad Seet Oman is full of remote villages, forts and towers. During the current 41 year renaissance period of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, many of these ancient dwellings have become much more accessible through modern roads, but up until now, the mountain village of Bald Sayt is not one of them. There is […]
Dunstanburgh Castle
YouTube I’ve made several painting videos during my career as an artist which you can also see on YouTube. By following this link you can watch me paint Dunstanburgh Castle on location. The image above is the sketchbook watercolour which I painted on the video, together with a larger 14″ x 10″ watercolour. Both paintings can be […]
The Jewel of Muscat
Dhow The wreck of a 9th century dhow was discovered by local fishermen off the island of Belitung. In 1998 a German company was given permission to excavate the wreck. They discovered 60,000 pieces of rare Chinese porcelain. This became the birth of the Jewel of Muscat. From the remains, a reconstruction of the sailing […]
Mubarakiyya Souk, Kuwait
Paintings of Kuwait In 2009 I spent a couple of weeks painting on location in Kuwait. Several different subjects attracted my attention and demanded to be painted. One was the entranceway to the Mubarakiyya Souk in Kuwait City. I found a suitable place to sit outside the entranceway in the warmth of the January sunlight. Peering […]
Pump Room in the Snow
“Pump Room in the Snow” is a large studio watercolour based on studies I’ve made on location in Bath. Over the last two years I’ve entered the Bath Prize. It’s a painting competition held annually in Bath. The contestants are given a specific location in Bath to paint “plein air”. Once they have painted their […]
Ponte Vecchio, Firenze
Ponte Vecchio Firenze You never quite know who you are going to see whilst painting on location. Whilst crossing Ponte Vecchio in Florence recently and noticed BBC’s Fiona Bruce being filmed by a camera crew. I’m not sure for what programme, perhaps another series of Fake or Fortune? I’ve painted several watercolours on location of […]
North Shields, Fishing
A few weeks ago I was doing a watercolour demonstration for a class in Rothbury. As part of the lesson, I was showing the students how to begin a painting, in particular the sky. This is often the most difficult part of painting a landscape or seascape and can be quite daunting for the inexperienced. […]
The Bailey, Durham
The current painting project I am working on is a commission of The Bailey in Durham. It’s an historic area in the centre of Durham. I’ve painted this part of Durham before, including this view of Saddler Street above. I took advantage of the glorious weather last week to do a couple of sketchbook watercolours. […]
Via di Santo Spirito
I’ve been working in Italy recently on a number of painting projects, many of which involved painting on location. A challenging exercise, particularly when painting a street scene such as this one of Via di Santo Spirito. My intention was to to capture the tall narrow buildings that were shutting out much of the early […]