Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Flora & Landscape.
These poppies, believe it or not, were growing along the side of our road in Greece. I’ve noticed that they tend to be a slightly darker red here, than the ones in France, and yes, in some parts of Greece you do get the fields of poppies too!
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Collage.
This is a collage that came together after time spent in Myrtos, Crete. We used to have the hotel breakfast in a little laneway which was lined with blue painted window sills of terracotta pots and plants.
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Italy.
A day’s drive amongst the rolling hills of Tuscany and Umbria is a totally inspirational thing for me. I love the rows of trees standing to attention, and the folds of the hillsides. Every season seems to have its own beauty; from the wavering golden wheat in summer, to the bare soil in winter.
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Collage.
This collage has been created on 600grm handmade watercolour paper from an old French papermill. It’s made up with various of my Greek sketches and lots of other mediums, inks and paint.
For Sale – 7th June 2013 –
After scooting back and forth across Italy during the last few years, it was amazing to stumble across the unique old quarter of Matera.
The city of Matera is in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy and the Sassi area is a World Heritage site, but it still seems to be relatively unknown. Within the boundaries of a fairly modern city, Sassi di Matera (meaning stones of Matera) lies in two canyons which are crammed with ancient cave dwellings, carved into and projecting from the canyon walls. In fact, it is the most intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean area. Over the centuries these cave dwellings have been multiplying and continually used for housing, shops, and the sheltering of animals.
Until the 1980’s the Sassi di Matera was considered an area of terrible poverty, even after the 1950’s, when the government tried to relocate residents living there. Although it now now been a little gentrified |(but not too much – the boutique hotels are rather scattered!), a wander through the laneways certainly gives you the feel of ‘ancient living’. The area and its surrounds also has a large amount of rock churches. What better place to film Mel Gibson’s film ‘The Passion of Christ’!
Looking down into the Sassi is quite an unbelievable sight, but it really was difficult to capture its essence in photos, mainly due to its size, the fact that its spread over two gorges, and also because you’re either looking down into it, or up out of it! With this painting though, I tried to concentrate on a small but fairly prominent area rising up one side, to portray the density and the monotone appearance.
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Sassi di Matera, Italy
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Size: 21 x 15cm
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Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Collage.
This collage has been based on a sketch I made whilst in the Cinque Terre village of Corneglia, in Italy. I have also used Italian newspaper, and various paints and stamps.
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Italy.
Beautiful, but rather upmarket Positano is one of my favorite places to paint. I first spent time there in 1987, and its certainly changed a lot since then. I love the colour of the buildings, and seeing them all crammed into the small valley – mountains up behind and the sea in front. The photo I painted from was taken from a boat in the harbour – the only way to see the foreshore from this angle really!
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Greece.
Greek Pot 2 is another collage in my Greek Pot Series. Done on a small canvas by applying gesso and a course medium, I added pieces of torn Greek newspaper and drew the pot onto that base. Various layers of paints, inks and glaze were added, along with some handmade stamps. The shape of this pot was inspired my many of my sketches.
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Greece.
Greek Pot 4 is another collage in my Greek Pot Series. Done on a small canvas by applying gesso, gel medium, tissue paper, and many layers of, paint. The shape of this pot was inspired by my many sketches of locally made pots.
