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Wide open spaces make me feel free and relaxed and so I’ve always loved painting them.
This is a commission I did for a friend’s anniversary present depicting the lovely Langdale valley in the Lake District. The original photograph is shown together with the finished painting.
This was a commissioned landscape picture and given as a gift.
The original photograph is shown below.
Enjoyed painting this wintry scene with shades of greys and white
Painted for my friend Robin's birthday.
The first time I painted snow. Thanks to my art teacher Pat for showing me how.
Such a dramatic way to paint a landscape in winter.
Wide open spaces make me feel free and relaxed and so I’ve always loved painting them. There is something particularly special about seascapes…
Commission for Keith and Julie Furzeland based on a beautiful photograph taken by Keith of the seascape at sunset. Watercolour, A3 mounted. January 2020. The original photograph is shown below.
Painted as a commission for my niece and partner. The place where they got engaged.
A stunning photograph was my inspiration for this moody scene.
Happy memories of summer holidays with my mother-in-law.
Lovely commission for my cousin. I really enjoyed the colours of her house in Belize.
Commissioned for my client’s husband for his birthday. One of the many beautiful houses in Beckenham, South London.
Commissioned for my client’s father as a present. He really loves his garden and so it was a special request to showcase the flowers.
A study of the lovely entrance to Highborough Farm in Cornwall.
Great texture from the acrylic paper.
One of two paintings of the 1580m restaurant, coffee shop and brew house in Sainte Foy in the French Alps. The second was a study of the entrance to the restaurant, shown below.
Fond memories of holidays with Marge - ice creams and sea breezes
The whole world has suffered greatly during the 2020/21 global Covid-19 Pandemic. We have all seen the wonderful images of our health heroes and key workers and community stars. All going beyond the call of duty to keep people happy, safe and to save lives.
I wanted to capture some of the other aspects of the pandemic - the forgotton consequences of the devastation that has hit the world.
The Forgotten - Watercolour, 2021 - The first of my new Covid Lockdown series.
I have volunteered with homeless charities for over 10 years now and it saddens me to see how forgotten rough sleepers are in society today. This is even more so during a pandemic... when will the 10,000 rough sleepers in London get their vaccinations I wonder?
Trapped - Watercolour, 2021 - The second of my new Covid Lockdown series.
We have all felt trapped at some point during lockdown and it’s put a strain on our mental health. But at least we can choose our own ways to keep safe.
Picture the 80,000 + prisoners across the UK as Covid rages through our prisons. There is nowhere to hide. Covid rates in prisons have increased by more than 70% in December 2020 and deaths up by 50% in a month. Prisoners are being confined to cells for 23 hours a day, often with no proper facilities that we take for granted. No wonder many feel trapped.
Devastated - watercolour, 2021 - This is the third painting in my new Covid Lockdown series
The hospitality sector has been devastated by the coronavirus crisis. Despite restaurant reinventions trying to satisfy a new takeaway market, almost 10,000 pubs, clubs and restaurants closed for good in 2020 in the UK. More than 640,000 workers lost their jobs.
This industry is close to my heart, it's at the core of life and I really hope it can rise again from the ashes of Covid devastation.
Abused - watercolour, 2021 - Here is the fourth of my Covid Lockdown series
We are all feeling the pressure of lockdown having been confined to home for weeks on end. This brings with it additional pressures for our families and relationships. Tensions can rise and we can all behave irrationally, even in the most loving of environments.
Imagine those who are trapped at home in an abusive or controlling relationship. There is no escape from their abuser and any support networks they may have are now cut off.
In the UK the National Domestic Abuse helpline saw a surge in calls following the start of the March 2020 lockdown and the police recorded a sharp increase in domestic abuse killings during the same period. Thankfully the government has been increasing their support for women’s and men’s refuges and helpline services during the pandemic. But there is still more to do.
It makes me feel really lucky to have both freedom and love at home. I want to cherish every day.
Escaped - Watercolour, 2021 - Here is the fifth of my Covid Lockdown series
We are all feeling the pressure of lockdown having been confined to home for months on end. This is especially felt by the campervanners amongst us. We are used to spending most of the year on the road and finding out of the way, wide open places to stay. Being in touch with nature is so good for the soul.
There are over 225,000 campervan and motorhome owners in the UK. We are all dreaming of the day we can escape again and just start up that engine
I love painting animals. They all have personalities of their own and capturing that makes a painting extra special…
A special commission for a 70th birthday present.
Two beloved dogs of my client. Bought for her husband as a Christmas Present.
Jersey cows and heritage breed pigs on the Goodh Farm, Cornwall.
I came across an artist in the New Forest and liked her style.
Her influence helped me to create my own cheeky mallard.
Original image seen in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria.
I liked it so much that I painted a similar one too!
Delightful days in Ashburton, while training at the cookery school to be a Chef.
I spent a month at the Ashburton cookery school and
painted this as a gift for the school when I left.
I spent a lot of time enjoying the friendly hospitality of this pub.
Fond memories of good times with my chef colleagues.
This is the lovely cottage that I stayed in while studying at the local Cookery School
Highlights of the summer of 2019 touring France in our beloved campervan.
I spent the summer of 2019 touring France with my partner John in our beloved campervan. Settling in Bordeaux for a while, we enjoyed many lovely nights staying on French Vineyards.
Our first stop on the French tour and such an iconic location to kickstart our adventure.
The sunflowers were everywhere and so uplifting as we travelled around the Loire.
One of our southernmost points of the trip, staying with friends in Cepie. The French heatwave was a killer though.
The most challenging art work for me is representing the human face... especially of someone you know well. Thank goodness for my guinea pigs...
I was playing about with white on black and my lovely partner allowed himself to be one of my first subjects. And here he is.
My lovely friend Christopher became another subject!
Painted from a lovely collection of Irish Tinker photographs. Original image courtesy of Janine Wiedel, renowned documentary photographer.
An iconic image of Marlon Brando playing The Godfather
It's always difficult to portray well known images because we all have our own perceptions of what they look like. I hope I've done these justice...
Reminiscent of two amazing trips to New York