Landscape paintings in progress

Working in the studio on several paintings, all around 30×60 inches……The technique I am using makes the oil paint behave a little like watercolour and with the right mediums the colour retains it’s vibrancy……The main problem is drying time…..I now have to pick my way around half a dozen large oil paintings that have to lie flat until the paint is dry….. or at least dry enough to have the paintings vertical. And then on top of these will be consecutively placed glazes each needing drying time………It is exciting, slowly watching the paint move around….gently raising a corner to control the flow. It’s exciting waiting to proceed with the next glaze and always the paint does something different…..Not such a good image to go with the text..that’s deliberate though..as I don’t really want to give away everything about how I achieve this effect…….The one on the easel is waiting for me to do the same……..

 

 

Out for a bike ride

The new bike near Carn Gloose Cornwall

 

Taking the new bike out for a ride and took this panorama on the Cliff’s at Carn Gloose just outside St Just Cornwall. The bike is the Trek T920 adventure touring bike…….and it is fab, really looking forward to some long cycle tours on this

 

And this is a close up…….

Open Studio Exhibition

I have three new paintings just finished to add to my Open Studio Exhibition in St Just

Campions and bluebells in mist oil on canvas 70x70 cm £1200

Campions and bluebells in mist oil on canvas 70×70 cm £1200

 

Campions and mist at dusk. Oil on canvas 70x70 cm £1200

Campions and mist at dusk. Oil on canvas 70×70 cm £1200

 

Campions Gorse and mist. Oil on canvas 70x70 cm £1200

Campions Gorse and mist. Oil on canvas 70×70 cm £1200

Open Studio Exhibition

Open Studio Exhibition

Open Studio Exhibition

I have been working with Gallery Tresco on organising an Open Studio event at my home/studio in St Just. It is going to be running from 2nd December through to the 6th January. So this is a chance to visit the studio see paintings, drawings, collages in progress and finished artworks. There will be a whole range of sizes and prices available, and from today I will be posting images of artwork…..and over the event a couple of short videos of various projects I am working on. Information and images of artworks will also be featured on Gallery Tresco web site and fb page. Thing is pop round and have a look