A day of sun and showers...I was struck by the mobility of the weather in Orkney on my first visit across the Pentland Firth. This is a watercolour...I tinted the paper partially with a transparent red as my first gesture. Unframed. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
Drawing in the streets without drawing attention to oneself wasnt easy...and some artists are fine with it but Im more comfortable anonymously observing.I had a pouch in front of me with paper and tools and I drew freely taking a sheet out and drawing as I walked and looked. I took the work back to my room and then went…
SMALL SUNSHINE STUDY. North West Highlands of Scotland. September 2011. Acrylic on handmade cotton rag paper. 15x12cm The changeable light is one of the delights as I travel north...mountain weather never ceases to surprise. Here is a slice of light meandering across the land. Near Applecross.
Sunday Afternoon Dusk. West Bay, Dorset. Winter afternoon walking along the shore...I notice a family- a toddler and a dog walk across the sky line... Gouache on 300gsm cartridge paper.
Sunset in East Jerusalem. Watercolour on lemon/cream smooth paper. Made on location in 1987...painting in intense heat with watercolour I was using loads of water with the colours so the evaporation would leave dried pools of pale pigment.
This is the view from Durdle Door beach - looking east towards Swyre Head in Lulworth. A tiny oil on paper. Made of two square metal plates. Unmounted and unframed...easy to pop in the post.
A dog stands motionless (dribbling slightly as they do in anticipation!) waiting for the owner in a plain yellow dress to give the go-ahead: OK. This was made in a market in Corsica...can't quite remember where. Grey paper with watercolour.
Made on Fabriano 160gsm tinted (tiziano zabalone) a soft yellow - using gouache- leaving the warmth of the yellow to breathe through especially on the high plateau. The shadow congregates and hovers where the valley falls away. Made near Abergavenny . The image bleeds over the edge of the paper. 21x21cm. Signed bottom right.
Made on location on a bright morning...fresh breeze...energetic sea. Watercolour on watercolour board. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
