Art

30 Mar AFTERNOON TILL DAWN

White Nothe Chalk Faces, Jurassic coast, 25 – 26th March 2019, 150 x 220 cm, Acrylic on Canvas Military explosions, two helicopters, Nick photographing Peregrines, 1,000,000 flying beetles, crows and one pheasant, blocking the view for the occasional walker, still, warm and one huge gust of wind, This piece was...

30 Mar BLAZING SUN, BITTER WIND

Old Harry Rocks, Jurassic Coast, 24.3.2019, 155 x 165 cm, Acrylic on Canvas   This piece was painted on a day of extreme contrasts. In sheltered areas there was a gloriously warm sun for a March day but on the edge of these cliffs the wind was really fierce and icy. The wind kept blowing the tripod over - many times I re-set it quickly enough that it didn't disturb the shot but after quite a few hours of exposure I had a headache and was feeling drained. There were also thousands of tourists milling past. I persevered and am pleased with the result. 

04 Nov BLUEBELLS AND DORMICE

  I had the pleasure to paint this piece with the company of a few dormice and filmmaker Esmie Widlake, who produced this beautiful film about my practice. As with all my pieces it was painted 'en plein-air' / on location at Ladysmith Woodland, South Dartmoor...