Woodland Doves-A Canvas of Nature in Oils
Woodland Doves-A Canvas of Nature in Oils Woodland Doves-A Canvas of Nature in Oils. This a Japanese size F6, Imperial about 16 x 12 inches canvas that I painted using a mixture of landscape oil sketches, pencil drawings and photographs. As a lover of nature and wildlife it is always a rewarding enterprise to incorporate […]
Barn Owl Oil Painting-A Celebration of Nature
Barn Owl Oil Painting – A Celebration of Nature displaying the Barn Owl (Tyto Alba). For animal and bird lovers owls have a fascination. As an artist who works in oil paints they also present a unique opportunity to display strong tonal values and fine detail. I can also take the opportunity to add colour […]
Nature – Wildlife Oil Painting of an Otter
Wildlife Oil Painting: I painted this oil on canvas picture of the Eurasian Otter some time ago. It gave me the opportunity to demonstrate that fine art oil painting can be delicate and refined in the detail. It also allows presentation of the full range of tonal qualities available to the artist using […]
New original paintings sold in Japan
Most recent new original paintings The series of exhibitions in Japan with new original paintings finished in mid June and it was lovely to meet some of the charming collectors who once again added to their collection. I always feel humbled that people collect what I paint and it spurs me on to work at fresh […]
Spring
Spring is here and the bluebells are out in England, the almond blossom has finished in Spain but the wild flowers are everywhere in abundance. I have been out and about in both countries with the sketch pad and camera and I have captured useful reference material. I always think that as well as the […]
Christmas
Christmas this year was spent in the UK with some of the family. My oldest granddaughter wants to be an artist when she ‘grows up’ and already shows talent. But she’s only 5 right now so we may have to wait a while until her true skills materialise. The early new year was spent focused […]