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Flowers From Our Garden (oil)
Jackie picked these flowers from our tiny garden and arranged them in this clean simple vase that showed them off so beautifully. I just had to paint them.
Read moreTree Monster (water colour)
On a local piece of public land lay the gnarled remains of an old fallen tree. Or could it really be a tree monster crawling ever so slowly across the grass?
Read moreJames by a Pond (water colour)
My son James when he was very young in the over grown garden of a once grand house. He was fascinated by the water and life going on beneath, he almost fell in with his concentration.
Read moreNoon at Bosham, Sussex (oil)
A picturesque village on the south coast of England. Time here has stands still, on arrival I felt myself relax and the powerful sea air made me feel really alive. Beautiful. So I had no choice but to paint it.
Read moreSanta Maria della Salute, Venice (oil)
Typical view that captures Venice in all its glory (I left out all the little boats traversing the Grand Canal). It always amazes me that this huge church and the whole of Venice is built on wooden supports piled into the sea bed.
Read moreJackie At Littlehampton (watercolour)
The first of May and a trip to the coast for some fresh sea air. This we certainly got with the strong wind that blew my wife Jackie’s hair all over the place.
Read morePoole Harbour (oil)
A beautiful day at Poole Harbour and these lads were making the most of it. Unfortunately every sea vessel (including naval craft) seemed to congregate at this point too, so this scene was not as peaceful as I’ve depicted.
Read moreVenice (watercolour & Ink)
I feel this is a typical Venetian scene, sadly of today. Crumbling walls of many seriously neglected buildings in a City that is still so beautiful and magical
Read moreLow Tide at Bosham (oil)
Bosham, an inlet not far from Portsmouth. I spotted this family one afternoon, their position in the composition I feel really gives the painting depth.
Read moreMick Cooper (oil)
Mick is one of our local builders and built our house extension, which included my new studio. He is quite a character and was still working into his seventies.
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