I'm not normally a great fan but I was watching the snooker last night and witnessed a great match. It went to the very last frame and I promised...
Paintings Named After
I Guess I Need That City Life, It Sure Has Lots Of Style
Today's painting, needless to say, is inspired by another photo by Olly Crook. All those dark areas including human silhouettes, the interesting...
I’ve Seen Desparation Explode Into Flames
I thought I deserved a treat today, so I've been working on my favourite subject with a self portrait. It's only my left eye, painted in oil...
I Don’t Like To Go Down To The Flats
Back on the road again. But now that my pastel-based application to Landscape Artist Of The Year has been rejected I'm not feeling obliged to paint...
And Leave Myself Behind
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...
Somewhere I Can Walk Alone
So, after that disaster, I thought I'd have another go at the same simple scene in Queendown Warren. This time, my intentions were to only use two...
Lonely Avenue
The chess is still going on today but I was expecting four boring draws in the mens' games, so thought I'd get back to painting with a loose...
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 Don’t Live Today
Mondays are always busy for me and I wasn't planning on doing a painting. But with three days of chess coming up, I thought I should prepare...
Smile You Son Of A Bitch
It's a rest day in the FIDE masters and, with no chess to watch, I've been 100% focused on painting. Today's subject is Roy Scheider starring as...
Got The Rain In My Face
The FIDE Candidates tournament is on at the moment and I'm already addicted after three of the fourteen rounds. So I'm watching the chess all...
I’m Thankful For My Country Home
OK then, time to put into action some of the lessons I learned from that Jean Hirons book. It's going to be a Queendown Warren landscape in soft...
Country Home Guitar Solo
The coloured pencils have taken a back seat for a while now, so time to give them an opportunity to do their stuff. I was watching a YouTube video...
Yeah, Life Was Just A Bet On A Race Between The Lights
Back to business and it's the business of creating posterised watercolour portraits for the benefit of any visiting PAOTY judges. Pulp Fiction was...
The Invitation
Will it be third time lucky? This will be another made up landscape. And the colours will again be Payne's grey, Mayan blue genuine and burnt...
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...
And It Makes Me Wonder
Looks like I'm taking a break from LAOTY and PAOTY prep this week then because today I fancied giving the crystalline water colours their first...
The House Of The Past
Right, let's get back to pastel landscapes and show those LAOTY judges what I can do. I went for oil pastels today as it's still cold. I prefer...
From All Of These Signs Saying “Sorry But We’re Closed”
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly was on the telly the other day. It's one long gallery of painting ideas but the shot that sprang out at me this time...
‘Cause I’ve Run Every Red Light On Memory Lane
Today it's soft pastels. These feel more like a summer medium than a winter medium and, with oil pastels being best suited to the winter, the two...