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...
Category: Landscapes
Edinburgh Castle
It looks as if the weather's about to warm up again and that I'll be out doing some more plein air soft pastel painting very soon bit I thought I'd...
And They Never Went Further, No, They Never Went Back
More plein air practice with the soft pastels today. I really should paint some plein air buildings at some point but didn't have the time to think...
Eastfields
It's a week today to the 80th anniversary VE Day and our village will be having a celebratory party this Sunday. A local guy, Kevin, will be...
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...
Then There Was The Hard Times, Then There Was A War
Back to the soft pastel landscapes today. The idea for this one came from LinkedIn where this guy (always the same one, hi Steve) put up a post...
Westminster Bridge
Well it didn’t take me long to have a go at painting something Michael Reardon style. This view of Westminster Bridge was perfect for such an...
They Can Always Fly Away From This Rain And This Cold
Got to keep practising in case I make it to Landscape Artist Of The Year so it's another soft pastel landscape. This is a scene from my village of...
Then Came The Mines, Then Came The Ore
Today I was feeling inspired by Liron Yankonsky. In a recent video, he created loads of interesting textures using granulating colours, so I...
From Out Of This Darkness And Into The Day
Back to the pastels today. I need to keep practicing with this medium so that I'm ready for Landscape Artist Of The Year if selected, and to show...
The Other Travellers Came Walking Down The Track
<Spoiler alert: stinker incoming> After reading Robert Dutton's book, I was in the mood for a charcoal painting. Not just any charcoal...
Dinarić Fortress
I've been busy with another soft pastel landscape today. This is Dinarić Fortress, a 15th century fort in Croatia. I worked from two photos of...
And He Ploughed Up The Ground By The Cold Lake Shore
I’ve been busy with other stuff for a couple of days but I'm back today with a soft pastel landscape. After googling around for scenes on Bodmin...
And My Radio Says Tonight It’s Gonna Freeze
After yesterday's triple landscape using the M Graham watercolours, I was always planning in following up with a full sized l landscape using the...
Like A Rolling River
I’m taking a break from portraits for a while (which could be anything between a week and a couple of months) to concentrate on landscapes. And...
This Way To The Village Hall
I’m keeping going with the soft pastel landscapes and thought I'd have a go at another local one, building up the reserve list ready to display at...
May Day Eve
Wednesday is Landscape Artist Of The Year day and I believe tonight's episode is at Stonehenge. So at some point tomorrow, I expect the Artist Of...
Monument Valley
Two weeks since the last one and I'm finally back on the soft pastel landscapes. I wanted to paint a natural landscape with no buildings, and one...
Four Colleges
I was back in the studio today but, after a long housework sesh, didn't have much time for painting. So I thought I'd go for something in the...
Entering Queendown Warren
The bathroom fitters have the day off so I'm not stuck indoors and am back in the studio today. After spending all week on market portraits, I was...