The wether was right for plein air painting today so I was up and out the door at first light with my soft pastels. I drove over to Oare Gunpowder...
Kent – Other
It Gives Me Peace Of Mind
It's a rest day in the chess, so I was back to the artwork today. And with Spring finally here, the plein air season has started. So I headed out...
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
A soft pastel landscape feels well overdue, especially when soft pastels have been put forward as my medium of choice for LAOTY. So that's what...
Brickfields, Lower Halstow
It's another plein air soft pastel painting day today. I took the device of a couple of guys I met on my walk today and headed out to Brickfields...
A Long Time Ago Came A Man On A Track
The sun is out so the tour starts today. I picked the soft pastels because they're what I'll be using if I make it to Landscape Artist Of The Year...
M2 Medway Crossing Under Three Different Skies
So here’s the thing. I need to put my Landscape Artist Of The Year entry together by around the end of April. My best landscape over the last...
Towards Leysdown-On-Sea
The weather forecast was for quite a mild day with no rain, so I packed up for another plein air trip. Today I felt like a trip to the seaside and...
Rochester Castle From The Cathedral
For the first time in 2024, the weather forecast was warm enough and dry enough for me to venture out painting. Like a very bad penalty taker I...
Kingsferry Bridge Under Three Different Skies
It's a watercolour landscape day today. I've been saving up some photos with amazing looking skies that have been posted on Facebook by a couple...
Hever Castle
With the whole day available for painting today, I've finally completed a watercolour in the studio. Without wanting to take much time planning, I...
Blast Wall, Glazing House, Oare Gunpowder Works
I took a trip out today to Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park near Faversham. It's a forest with lots of walks through it, along with a private...
Warden Point
I was back on the road again today and thought I'd head to Leysdown On Sea on the Isle of Sheppey to see what I could find to paint. After...
Thurnham Castle
Today I've been on a day trip to paint Thurnham Castle. It's a little bit to the North of Maidstone and is just a pair of hills, one of which has...
Dreamland Margate
I've been looking forward to this for ages. A day trip down to Margate to paint Dreamland, Margate's funfair. With the fair still being closed...
Rochester Castle
So, after the flop that was The Wall Of Rochester Castle, I slumped off towards Rochester High Street for coffee at The Dead Cat (*recommended)...
The Wall Of Rochester Castle
I've had a day out at Rochester Castle today. I had plans to head out Eastwards but the M2 is apparently closed in that direction, so I took on...
The Smell Of Seaweed
I've been out and about for the first time this year. I drove over to the Riverside Country Park in Gillingham and stride up and down the causeway...
Rob Key
It's been a good summer of test cricket. I was watching it yesterday and suddenly realised that Sky cricket pundit Rob key would make a great...
Different Tables
I'm still at Medway Services and thought I'd carry on drawing when I saw this guy in green arrive. He looked a bit sad in that beanie and had an...
Costa Coffee, Medway Services, 19 February, 2020
Off to a different Costa Coffee this time - one overlooking the M2. Rather than lots of little vignettes I thought I'd try some bigger pictures...