A watercolour made on location ...on deck... chill mist and quiet serenity. c 1993 Ready to send...it is unmounted and unframed. A selection from my archive of special experiences.November in Norway- a coastal trip.
...a beautiful clear summer dawn... settled weather. The caravans are perched high towards the sun. I'm still in the shade. (diptych) Site debris and watercolour on handmade cotton rag paper. 44x16cm. This is the framed price. Unframed an option. Pleased contact for unframed price.
Made on location in a lively breeze...strong contre jour. A cream tinted Ingres paper upon which I could add the bright white of the breaking waves. Unframed. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
The silhouettes of rock pool mounds and crows against the low light ... looking straight into the dark/light glare of water, feather and stone. This piece is framed- dimensions: 38x31cm. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in touch to discuss options.
This began in 2011 in a portrait format. I returned with the piece along the same shoreline over time. It is a constantly mobile bit of coast so it seemed absolutely appropriate to 'over-write' radically according to the conditions. The surface has heavy impasto and is deeply scored...material has been removed as well as added. Currently displayed on a wooden…
DOGS SLEEPING IN FISHING NETS. Mahabalipuram. Tamil Nadu, India. 2010. Watercolour. 43x31cm Going onto the beach in the relative cool pre dawn I was met with playful frisky dogs...as soon as the sun rose they set about sleeping within reach of their supply of food. Here they are having found comfortable niches in the fishing nets.
Dungy Moon Dust was made on the beach at the base of Dungy Head, Lulworth, Dorset. This lies to the eastern end of St Oswald's Bay. The soft earth palette is gathered from the base of the cliffs and mixed with watercolour. The sun sets and the dusk moon is risen. July warmth. A gentle evening. This product is framed…
In March 2020 this was one of the last site visits I made before travel was denied. I sat up on the hillside just above the stream of visitors as the morning sun behind the arch created intense contre jour... a remarkable green/turquoise reflection shimmered in the water. Chalk fragments were scattered around me...they are often tossed out by rabbits.…
EARLY SUN TOUCHES DURDLE DOOR PROMONTARY. 2019. Watercolour and site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 71x36cm paper size. The piece is framed: dimensions 89x55cm framed. The piece was made along St Oswald's beach west of Dungy Head. A rich local palette can be gathered along the cliff base and on the way down into the steep valley.
Watercolour and site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 71x36cm paper size. The piece is framed: dimensions 89x55cm framed. The piece was made looking east to Dungy Head. A rich local palette can be gathered along the cliff base and on the way down into the steep valley.
FISHERMAN WITH NEEM TWIG. Mahabalipuram Beach. Tamil Nadu. February 2010. 31x43cm This gentleman sat comfortably for a long while as I drew ...he gave me permission graciously I I felt able to look hard...where as in many situations looking hard felt intrusive. We started at 7am by which time the sun was already well risen.
A diptych. Watercolour, beach earths and debris on handmade cotton rag paper. 31x9cm paper size. 44x22cm framed dimensions. I sat amongst the rock pools with the crows pecking around...see the painting in progress in the gallery. The painting is framed. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be…
Not easy to spot sometimes...there are always one or two more in the group when they fly off in alarm. The orange beaks give them away. This was painted on a flat stone found on the beach. A piece of iron too...the binding medium is rabbit skin size. True gesso involving chalk with the size forms the base upon which…
Made on a dynamic day in Freshwater Bay on The Isle of Wight using a watercolour medium (Aquapasto) to hold on to the structure. I cannot remember the date but I remember the experience. I found it recently in my personal archive. I always rather liked it. It is unframed. Painted on a heavy rough paper. Watermarked. 36 x 27cm…
Site earths and gouache on card. Deeply encrusted with traces of visits. Material added and material taken away. This piece is not framed. I can arrange for framing - this will be £520 framed.
GOLDEN CAP ESTATE STORM. Fleetingly golden. This was returned to the site on several occasions and finally I held this moment. A patch of blue. Displayed on a baton system in which one wooden baton is attached to the wall with a screw. The painting is attached to MDF. Another baton (attached to the back of the painting) sits on…
Eype is absolutely full of delicious local earths...and fragments of litter. I enjoyed the energy of the gorse yellow. This is currently displayed framed.
Made using traditional true gesso (animal protein size and chalk) on a recovered piece of wood from the site. This is slowly built up in many layers integrating site material (horned poppy seeds for example) and watercolour. The surface is sealed to protect the sensitive surface from humidity and dust. I have chosen to present this simply mirror plated on…
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The rain has left its mark in the paint. The biting insects didn't seem to venture into the tent...I remember doing this looking out. The cost of postage is not included in this…
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The crust of the earth was very thin here...the air full of sulphur and steam. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A round Iceland bus ticket in August- September 1983 made it possible to jump on and off at will and pitch the tent- recording as I went. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
I found a bit of iron on the beach, held it against the light and discovered the castle...the image grew from there...I've built the image using true gesso and rabbit skin size with earth pigments from the environment. A small quantity of watercolour is involved. The painting is framed. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost…
The starlings curl in from the sea and their movement lifts to mirror the contours of the shingle. Currently unframed. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
A moment when an arc of starling becomes Northern Light - bird and star. Encrusted with marsh and shingle. This is framed. January 2022. The cost of postage is not included in the price.
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.
Breeze...low light...glare...birds busy at the waters' edge. 38x31cm framed dimensions.The painting is framed. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in touch to discuss options.
The local ravens are not frequently nearby. They reside in the maritime pines above the shore...present more often by their voice. This painting is framed: size 38x31cm. Limed ash. Floated in box frame. I'm happy to send a photo of the presentation. The cost of postage is not included in this price. I'll be in touch to discuss options.
There is a water course that oozes from the base of the low cliff. In summer, after a long dry period, the resident ravens made good use of it. 30x28x6cm framed dimensions. This piece is on wood...also foraged from the beach. The frame is limed ash...unglazed. Please ask for a photo of this piece. The cost of postage is not included…
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…
True gesso, watercolour with site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 14x19cm paper size. The white of the terns was so very different to the white waves. I could hear them calling to each other across the harbour...thanks to the quiet during 'lockdown'. The painting is framed and on view in the studio.
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 image was made during that very quiet sunny spell in the early months of skies without planes when the world quietened. I don't hear cuckoos every year. A joyful moment. It is available from my studio. This is the framed price.
THE DAY I MET LILY AND JOSH. Site earths and watercolour on handmade cotton rag paper. Framed and available in the studio. In the Product gallery I've included a photo taken just at the beginning of the piece- and chatting to Lily and Josh...a delightful young couple enjoying a weekend away in their camper van. Even that green is an…
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.
A cool sea mist veils Swyre...I've gathered earths from the shore and climbed up again to enjoy the elegance of the great sweeps of chalk cliff...the chalk is mottled with patches of turf and stained...This piece is framed. 88x54cm framed dimensions. Floated on foam core - limed ash frame. Please contact me for a photo of the presentation.
A fragment of litter on the beach had the quality of fish scales and storm light! TMW Turner stood at this very spot. This is framed and the cost is inclusive of the frame. It can be seen in the studio...along with two other pieces made in the same place and included in the gallery below. An ARTCARD featuring this…
A moment when a patch of blue promised better weather to come. The beach is fringed with a rich palette of earths. Most of the pigments here are sourced on site...Ive only added a blue and yellow. This is currently displayed unframed- suspended on a wooden baton - this allows the piece to find its own shape and to have…
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.
