Beautiful Echinacea Flowers in Unison Colour Soft Pastel Ive been creating Online Draw Along Art Classes, here’s a time-lapse of painting a echinacea to show what we covered in an Art Online session. You can see the final version on my Instagram page. My garden has been a lovely retreat during Lockdown. I’ve always enjoyed …
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Sometimes your art day doesn’t go right… thats ok.
Sometimes your art day doesn’t go right… thats ok. “Outtakes 10” I’ve gradually been trying to improve the quality of my videos by trying new camera angles so that you get the best possible view to see me working. You can see in this video that my camera stand had other ideas. It kept twisting …
Unison Associate Artist
Unison Associate Artist My favourite Unison Colour pastels are my art indulgence. I’ve been a big fan since discovering them many years ago. They are handmade and the high quality is so obvious once you’ve used them. They are the obvious choice for creating beautiful vibrant views. They recreate the magical sparkle of the sea …
Time Lapse of Pastel Painting of Sandbanks, Poole.
Time Lapse of Pastel Painting of Sandbanks, Poole. I’ve been enjoying experimenting with pastels and seascapes, those that know me well will tell you that I’m happiest by the sea. The image below is it finished on my easel and the video below shows you how it progressed from start to finish. I’m …
Pastel of people and Pet portraits
Pet portraits, pastel seascapes and portraits of people Pastels are a versatile media and recently I’ve been exploring different ways of working with both my dog portraits and Dorset seascapes. I have always enjoyed pastels for pet portraits, they have a natural quality that suits animal fur. I use the best quality materials and Jacksons …
A new Etsy Shop
Etsy Shop I’ve always admired Etsy’s beautiful website and the collection of artists and craft makers. Its the perfect platform for my updated card listing, for a limited time the cards are discounted to £1.99. I hope you’ll enjoy visiting the display, let me know how you find it. You will need to create an …
House portraits – a lovely gift
House portraits – a lovely gift With Summer approaching it’s a lovely time to consider a house portrait as a lasting memory of your family home. More information here We can plan for a birthday or anniversary and capture your garden at its best. Using new flowering plants as inspiration or perhaps old photos for …
Artist in residence at Larkhill, Home of the Royal Artillery
I returned to Larkhill, Home of the Royal Artillery Point to Point racing since 1947, for the first event of the season on 5th January. A beautiful crisp day and a great day for racing. I’ve been Artist in Residence at the racecourse for over 9 years and I enjoyed getting to know both the …
An invitation to visit The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery
I’m artist in residence at the home of the Royal Artilery, Larkhill. I’m lucky that my easel looks out on some of the most fantastic view of Salisbury plain whilst I work on my commission work. Whilst drawing at an event earlier in the year I met The Commanding Officer of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, …
Sailing boat paintings and the sea
Sailing boats and the sea have always been important to me so a section that shows a couple of my recent sketches of the sea and sailing boat commissions gives an idea of what you can commission of a favourite place or view.