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...
Plein Air
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 End Of The Footpath
I took the dog out for a walk this morning and found this prefect site for a painting. It’s at the end of a footpath from the Lower Hartlip Road....
The Allotment
Out and about again today. I thought I'd have a go with the oil pastels. I've not painted plein air with them before and wanted to have a go,...
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...
Cliffside Tree, Queendown Warren
I've been meaning for a couple of weeks to head out and do some plein air painting. After a thunderstorm yesterday, the weather felt cooler and...
Archway Into Hartlip Church
Enough of these village houses! I wanted to paint some stones, so it's back to the church to paint this archway again. I first drew the archway...
Exposure
Headed over the road to the Rose & Crown at Hartlip to order a lunchtime takeaway for tomorrow (GCSE results day). I couldn’t resist taking...
All Roads Lead To Lady Churchill’s Rose Garden
This post was written on 30 July 2020 but is only being released now that the program has aired. Now, this is more like it. Not that I was ever...
Lady Churchill’s Rose Garden, Chartwell
This post was written on 30 July 2020 but is only being released now that the program has aired. I've had an amazing day today as a wildcard at...
The Rose & Crown, Hartlip
First the news. I will be heading along to filming of Landscape Artist Of The Year in a couple of days as a wildcard entry. That's why I've been...
Archway Into St Michael’s & All Saints Church, Hartlip
Another bit of plein air painting and this time it's my local church in Hartlip. Just like last time, it's in the key of purple cool, made up of...
Stockbury Church
Time for a new experience. To get some practice in (just in case I make it on to Landscape Artist Of The Year as a wildcard) I thought I'd better...