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Just off the easel
Mown barley with crows Since moving out of the big city it has been one of my great joys to walk in the countryside and observe the changing seasons. This image captures a field of barley shortly after it has been harvested. This is the second painting of this particular landscape, the first being of…
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Just added
These three paintings have been created in the last few weeks and have just been added to the Gallery page. Roses By My Door I recently acquired a very large, mature garden and one of the standout features is a beautiful climbing rose that covers the wall just outside the back door. We were fortunate…
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Recent additions
These original oil paintings were all created during lockdown in the early part of 2021. I’ve been increasingly experimenting with wet-on-wet techniques and different colour palettes. These three images were finished fairly quickly with a minimum of fuss which was an added bonus, if not to say, unusual for me. This piece captures the pond…
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Work in progress
Stages along the way to the finished piece which you can see below. Overall I am pleased with the result but there is always room for improvement. I like the limited palette and will probably continue in this vein for my next few paintings. I have taken possession of a very large garden so there…
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