
Day 3 painting rocks, I’m happy with the mountains so far. and the composition is natural and easy on this one leads your eye in nicely
Day 3 painting rocks, I’m happy with the mountains so far. and the composition is natural and easy on this one leads your eye in nicely
back at the easel for 2025
always a favourite of mine is the view across striding edge from hellvelyn, in any season this is a stunning vista…
Finally after just over 300 hours work, its finished and on the wall in the Gallery. this has been a monster of a painting to complete, possibly the most complex and challenging one to date. But i am pretty happy with the final result, i don’t usually paint big ones but with a scene like this i felt it really justified the size.
This is just a basic block in, there is little relevance to what it will look like when finished but gives a road map to go by for the broad shapes
on the board at the moment…
after much deliberation I went with a darker background for my kingfisher, I felt it made the vibrant colours of the bird pop a lot more, much more striking….
St. Johns in the Vale.
a beautiful part of the lake district, i think this snowy painting came out really well, i love the effect of the moon coming through the layer of clouds.
Milbeck farm getting an autumn coat, this is going to be a big ‘un… I’m only just fitting it on the easel. but enjoying the colours and the challenge. you all know how I love painting bricks lol… wonder how many are in this painting so far…
I really liked painting this one, it’s further along the shore than my other Buttermere paintings but its such a peaceful scene, and it just called out for a boat…
ending of the day and winter walk bought as a pair and off to their forever home…
I’ve really enjoyed painting this scene. Expanding my range of where I paint is going to be exciting…
been awhile since I worked on the buttermere area but its stunning, any weather.
finally finished but it was a ‘big one’