Swan, lake (and some big cats)
I was working on a cloud painting, it was going to be all about the cloud. A bit of horizon, maybe some water to reflect the cloud. Then this
Cader Idris in Four Parts
The legendary Welsh mountain of Cader Idris is a powerful source of inspiration for me. Cader’s steep flanks exact a cost on the legs and lungs, but the shape
Indigo
I wrote a science fiction novel, and it’s an absolute riot! It’s true, I wrote a book. It’s a seat of your pants roller-coasting ride through an alien invasion,
Spring 2022
I have been attempting to find an honest route to abstracting landscapes and seascapes, without losing their identity, in as much as all painting is an abstraction, as is all experience. For me, the difference in what I am attempting now is to deliberately seek a way towards achieving a greater level of abstraction in my paintings, rather than attempting something akin to realism.
The Amazing Seascape Painter Frederick Judd Waugh
Frederick Judd Waugh Severe-looking Victorian gentleman? Possibly. Masterful marine artist? Definitely. I have a look at the amazing seascape painter Frederick Judd Waugh. Seascape, Frederick Judd Waugh As a
What I’ve been working on
February 2021 Seascapes. The ocean has always been a big draw for me, Conveying the sense of movement and power, or the tranquility, of water, has been a quest
Woodle & Bear
There once was a little dog who thought he was a bear… I had a very good friend who was also a dog. We got along very well, I
The One about the Tiger
Twenty years ago the wife and I woke up one morning and decided to blow the house deposit on a year living out of backpacks in India. We didn’t
Stuff from the Attic
This is a bit of a trip down memory lane, a survey, if you will. First off is a groovy old painting. I painted this about fifteen years ago
Dreadnought
I do enjoy a good dreadnought. This is HMS Barham leading her sisters in battle, a homage to Turner. JMW Turner’s masterpiece, perhaps his greatest work, The Fighting Tremeraire, is