Self Isolation As I write this blog post, Susan and I have just completed three weeks of Self Isolation because of the dangers of COVID 19. It’s a strange time for us both, being in the house for most of the day and not being able to see family and friends the way we’ve been […]
Durham is a wonderfully picturesque city famous for its cathedral, now a World Heritage Site. Folk travelling by train are afforded spectacular views that take in one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe towering above the medieval city below. It will come as no surprise that my Durham Paintings are very popular with customers […]
On the 6th June I will be exhibiting a number of paintings at Durham School for a wine and art evening. It’s in conjunction with St James Wealth Management. Several new paintings of Durham will be on display including one of Saddler Street in Winter. My Durham watercolours have proved to be very popular over […]
Durham Durham is a fine city to visit for the day. One of the highlights of my part-time teaching post at South Tyneside College was taking my students there. It was for one of the painting projects I had set them. They had to do drawings of various aspects of the city, gather reference and […]
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. […]