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Delftshaven

I am pleased to be able to show you my most recent painting, Delftshaven (Netherlands). This is actually constructed from my photograph which I took while there in 2011. The photo was only a small digital image, and some of the details were not easy to make out, which gave me the opportunity to improviseContinue reading “Delftshaven”

Recent paintings…

I’ve been doing more watercolour paintings recently, though I haven’t retired from acrylic painting altogether. Acrylic is more versatile than watercolour in my opinion, and both mediums have their virtues. I find it easier to create effects with watercolour using the water to do the work. I learnt watercolour accidentally, when I was asked toContinue reading “Recent paintings…”

New watercolour painting – Velochique café, Monchique

Sitting in a prime position in Monchique’s main square is the Velochique Café. In my latest watercolor painting, I set out to depict the spirit of this cyclists’ haven, where you can simply drink coffee, eat a meal, or buy bicycle spare parts. As I made studies for the painting, I was pleased to seeContinue reading “New watercolour painting – Velochique café, Monchique”

About “Summer night’s drive home”

and the use of dots The scene depicted in this painting evokes a magical and perhaps a mystic order experience. Along a winding road, through the foliage of Cork Oaks, lit up by the car’s headlamps, the viewer is transported into the warmth and atmosphere of this summer night at around midnight in August. LikeContinue reading “About “Summer night’s drive home””

My latest painting

This painting is to be exhibited in the forthcoming Algarve Artists Network “Artists for Hope” exhibition at Galeria do Santo Antônio, Monchique 15 February to 14 March This has taken such a long time to reach a conclusion… but I had to stop sometime, not least due to the time constraint.Based on a pretty magicalContinue reading “My latest painting”

First painting of the year is here!

New Year, new painting… I hope you had a good seasonal break and are in good form for the coming year. I have been at home since my last blog, which is great because I have had the chance to do another painting. It was from my sketch of the Caldas, made at the beginning of December. IContinue reading “First painting of the year is here!”

Christmas greetings and Winter on Foia

I’m just back from the UK again and have now added the final spots on to my latest painting. I reckon I must’ve started it about 8 years ago, or more, and for some reason put it aside and recently found it in a cupboard. Interestingly, it’s almost the same view view as the commissioned painting alsoContinue reading “Christmas greetings and Winter on Foia”

Finishing paintings

I’ve been back and forth to the UK in October, November and December (coming up..).So, not a lot of time to get immersed in work, leaving several unfinished paintings languishing on the studio floor. Along with being without internet, due to loggers severing cables and uprooting telegraph poles, progress has been slow. The internet hasContinue reading “Finishing paintings”

Painting of Casa Alentejo, Lisbon

Please excuse my absence of some time, as I have been again to the UK to see my elderly mother and make plans for her continuing care at home. I’m off again in November to continue with this, and wanted to send you a painting completed a while back, when the weather was still sunnyContinue reading “Painting of Casa Alentejo, Lisbon”

New painting – Driving into the Sunset

Hello everyone! I´ve just finished working on a painting which features a sunset… an unusual thing for me, and maybe a first. This is a view which I enjoy every trip returning from Monchique, and even better when the sun is setting on a clear day. The position of the sun setting varies depending onContinue reading “New painting – Driving into the Sunset”