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.
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.
Details of this painting can be found in Gallery – Greece.
Koroni Rooftops was painted from one of the many photos I’ve taken whilst walking down to Koroni through the many laneways and steps. There are so many different views and they all seem to look different each time I walk down, depending I guess on the weather, the light etc. This is one of my favourite, without too many power lines in the way!
