Grey Street Painting This week saw me reach another landmark birthday, I’m now 60 years old. I have to say that I’m grateful to God that I’ve been blessed with 60 years to date. However, compared to my 60th, my 50th birthday was more of a year of contemplation and challenge. In 2011 when I […]
The Importance of Photography Even though my main artistic discipline has always been painting, photography has been an essential part of my creative process. For me, drawing and painting on location is a must. The time that it takes to absorb and capture a scene through observational drawing is always time well spent. However, you […]
Visiting Florence Susan and I first visited San Gimignano in February 1999. We were staying in Florence for several days. We had seen San Gimignano featured on a holiday programme so we decided to go there for the day. A local bus took us to nearby Poggibonsi then after a short wait, another bus to our destination, […]
21. My style really began to develop when I was an art student. It improved through my desire to become a better watercolourist. More than ever, I am always seeking to improve my skills and to become the artist I’m meant to be. 22. I find that I’ve learned to know when to stop. […]
In 2013 I won “The Artist Prize” in the Royal Watercolour Society competition with my painting of Jebel Akhdar, Oman. The prize was a 3 page feature in “The Artist” Magazine where the writer Susie Hodge interviewed me. I’m regularly asked questions by art students about my working methods and how I started off as an […]
At our Spring Art Exhibition you will see this Original Painting of Ponte Vecchio, Florence. We will have a collection of Stunning watercolour paintings on view of Italy to name but one. We also have a large collection of Limited Edition Prints of Italy and many other places and scenes. Including Landscapes, Seascapes, Architechtural […]
This painting of Via di Spirito Santo includes many of the elements that are characteristic of Florence.
you will see the sketchbook depicting my watercolour study of Via di Spirito Santo
Paintings of Newcastle The popularity of my limited edition prints is partially down to the fact that I usually include figures in the paintings. This helps to bring the painting to life. Over the years I spent considerable time observing people going about their daily business in cities. Some of my favourite cities are Newcastle upon […]
Florence The first time I went to San Gimignano was in February 1999. We took the bus from Florence to visit this Medieval Tuscan hilltop town after seeing it on a holiday programme. I saw its 14 famous towers for the first time from several miles away. It made me even more eager to explore […]