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Work in progress: January ’21
Portencross Castle This piece is for a commission and should portray the castle, with the Isle of Arran visible in the background and featuring a boat. It isn’t a part of the world I am familiar with so I am working from a series of photographs. Each of the photos was shot from a different…
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Work in progress: January 5th
Langdale from Loughrigg The first completed work of 2021 which takes me back to last summer, and a taste of freedom in the Lake District. This image captures the view from Loughrigg Fell, looking toward Langdale. For once the weather was kind which allowed me to complete a preliminary sketch. I was hoping to capture…
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Work in progress: January 2021
New beginnings Enjoying this painting very much though I don’t think the photograph does it justice as some of the subtlety of colour, light and shade is lost at such a small scale. In much the same vein as my previous piece, ‘Looking on Loch Laggan‘, I’m using the same colour palette though the technique…
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Work in progress
Last day of the year and too miserable outside to venture far. What better way to pass the time than to start a new painting? Continuing with the mountain theme but back to the Lake District for this one. It was a lovely summer’s day when I made the original sketch from the top of…
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