Category: Landscapes

Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

After all that fun with whitewashed buildings in my last painting, I wanted to have another go at something similar. After googling for white...

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The Red Lion, Weston

It was looking too hot outside today to venture out painting, so I looked through my files for something I could paint in a shady spot in the...

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach

My second episode as a wildcard at Landscape Artist Of The Year was screened in February 2023 but here's what I had to say after filming in June...

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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. Ā After...

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Thurnham Castle

Today I've been on a day trip to paint Thurnham Castle. Ā It's a little bit to the North of Maidstone and is just a pair of hills, one of which has...

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Dreamland Margate

I've been looking forward to this for ages. Ā A day trip down to Margate to paint Dreamland, Margate's funfair. Ā With the fair still being closed...

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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)...

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The Wall Of Rochester Castle

I've had a day out at Rochester Castle today. Ā I had plans to head out Eastwards but the M2 is apparently closed in that direction, so I took on...

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The End Of The Footpath

I took the dog out for a walk this morning and found this prefect site for a painting. Ā Itā€™s at the end of a footpath from the Lower Hartlip Road....

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The Allotment

Out and about again today. Ā I thought I'd have a go with the oil pastels. Ā I've not painted plein air with them before and wanted to have a go,...

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The Smell Of Seaweed

I've been out and about for the first time this year. Ā I drove over to the Riverside Country Park in Gillingham and stride up and down the causeway...

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An Arrogant Intrusion

I was watching an interesting video by Liron Yanconsky on YouTube the other day in which he painted a church in monochrome without putting down a...

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All Along The Watchtower

Let's start off with the important news. Ā I've been rejected by Landscape Artist Of The Year 2023, so won't be in a pod. Ā But I'll be applying for...

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L Staircase, Christ’s College

For my first watercolour in 26 days (!) I'm back to Christ's College again. Ā This is the entry to L staircase, a part of the college I'm very...

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Tree In Christ’s Fellows’ Garden

It's been 13 days since my last painting. Ā I've just not been in the mood. Ā But today I'm back. Ā I thought I'd go for the oil pastels as a gentle...

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The Road To Glencoe

I risked doing an oil pastel painting indoors today. Ā This landscape is based on the road into Glencoe from the East. Ā I've been to Glencoe a...

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Stepping Into Second Court

So, after reading that Peter Cronin book. I was keen to put his ideas into practice. Ā I picked this view from Christ's College, Cambridge because...

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The Old Man Of Stoor In Oil Pastel

I'm paying a second visit today to the Old Man Of Stoor on the Isle of Skye but this time with the oil pastels. Ā This time, though, I'm using oil...

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The Trinity Hall Wall

I've been rereading Webb On Watercolour and was reminded of the push-pull technique which I never got around to trying out, so I thought I'd give...

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