Our Christmas Exhibition starts on the weekend of the 4th and 5th November 2017. The scene above of Grey Street on a bleak winter’s day in Newcastle is this years Christmas Card. It is also available as an original watercolour. The Christmas Exhibition also includes many new original watercolours and oil paintings which I’ve been […]
Christmas Exhibition starts Saturday 5th November with Fresh Coffee and Mince Pies. Click HERE for more information. 2016 has been busy and eventful year. It began with my watercolour “Mont Blanc and Manganese Blue” being selected for the Royal Watercolour Society‘s Competition in January. It is a painting inspired by a very memorable trip to Chamonix […]
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 […]
Over the last 12 months I have been working on a painting project for City Church Newcastle. Members meet at the Castlegate, Melbourne Street, Newcastle. I’m painting Portraits in Oils. The Castlegate In the summer of 2013 I was approached by Ed Morrow who manages the CastleGate. He was asking my advice about what kind […]
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 […]
The West Coast of Scotland has some of the finest scenery in the world. I’ve only been a handful of times but I’ve always been inspired to paint on location, whatever the weather. In 1998 we decided to take the long drive from Edinburgh to Mallaig for a long weekend. The weather was typical for […]
Edinburgh This limited edition print of Melville street, Edinburgh is dominated by the distinctive outline of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. Its central spire of 270 feet punctuates the skyline of this street scene of Edinburgh’s New Town. Watercolour Painting The figures, each one preoccupied with their own tasks, are an integral part of this watercolour. […]
CastleGate In June 2008 I organised a charity exhibition at the Castlegate. It’s the venue of City Church, Newcastle Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. The exhibition was to help raise money for three local charities, OWN IT, Open Door and Aquila Way. The exhibition, titled “Faith, Hope and Charity” was a great success. Earlier this year, […]