On Friday I received a phone call from Artist and Illustrators Magazine. They said that I’d been shortlisted as one of 50 artists for their competition “Artist of the Year 2014”. It was with my original watercolour “Last Light, Ruwi, Oman”. I was delighted with the news as there were over 3,000 entries. The winner […]
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Temple of Aphaea Painting
In my previous blog post I wrote about a small 14″ x 10″ original watercolour which I painted on an Arches Watercolour Block as part of a demonstration for a local art club. Here is a larger image of the painting. You can see in detail how I have broken down the reference photograph into […]
Spring Exhibition
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 […]
Painting of the Roman Baths
Bath is a stunningly beautiful city which boasts some of the finest Georgian architecture in the country. In 2010 and 2011 I entered the Bath Prize with a number of original watercolours of Bath. I came runner up in 2010 with my painting of the Royal Crescent and won the Circus Prize in 2011. Also […]
Painting of the Pantheon
This new original watercolour of the Pantheon in Rome forms part of my forthcoming exhibition. It’s at the Lit and Phil Library starting 6th July. The Pantheon is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rome. It was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa about the time of the Bible’s Book of Acts. Agrippa’s inscription can be […]
Christmas Card
Marie Curie My first Christmas Card was back in 1992 for the Charity Marie Curie Since then I have regularly painted a scene of the North East to raise money for a local charity. My new Christmas Card for 2011 “Grey Street in the Snow” is on the cover of my Christmas Exhibition Invitation. It is […]
Manchester in the Snow
Buy Art Fair In 2009 I was exhibiting at Manchester’s Buy Art Fair. I decided to do an original watercolour of one of Manchester’s famous architectural landmarks. I titled it Manchester in the Snow. It was of the Printworks that overlooked the venue of the Art Fair that year, the Urbis building. A number of weeks before the […]
Central Arcade
Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is full of architectural treasures, one of which is the Central Arcade. It’s a stunning Edwardian shopping arcade built in 1906 within the Central Exchange. Built by Richard Grainger in 1836-1838 to the designs of John Wardle and George Walker, it’s a triangular building. I’ve painted the outside of the […]
Thames Sunrise
Impressionism On Saturday evening I enjoyed watching an interesting documentary on BBC 2 about the impressionists. I found it fascinating because it was refreshingly light and informative. It wasn’t just about the artists themselves but about their working methods, techniques and influences which made it engaging. Towards the end of the programme, the presenter, Waldemar […]
Burnham Overy Mill
Norfolk Burnham Overy Mill is just a short walk from Burnham Overy Staithe in Norfolk. It’s a delightful area for any landscape artist to paint with the low lying land, estuaries and big skies. We’ve stayed there as a family for the last two years. I’ve seized the opportunity to paint on location, rising early […]