I painted this picture in site during the first weeks of November. Despite being a relatively dull day the Autumn colours made it rich in colour. The painting was purchased by the mother of the man sitting on the left of the picture, to be presented on Christmas Day
This painting of Highbury is 12″ x 10″ and was executed towards the end of October I did this painting over two sessions. Both of them were really quite cold and I made the mistake of working too close to a secondary school at the end of the day. Most of the kids were reasonably…
This painting of Carluccio’s in Hampstead is 12″ x 10″ and was executed in late October Although I was hoping to do this ‘contre jour’ parking was tricky and by the time I had selected to spot the sun had moved. This is one of several studies I have started in preparation for finalising…
There were a few days in the last to weeks of October were really nice. I painted this over two sessions and on reflection I think I added a bit too much detail. on my second visit, much of the bric-a-brac outside of the bookshop had been repositioned but fortunately I had most of it…
The boating Lake is a five minute drive from where I live yet I have only been there about 3 times in 20 years.The boats are now in the form of huge plastic swans in primary coloured plastic and I made a point of leaving them out of the picture on this occasion.The man on…
This Painting of Hampstead Duck Ponds is 16″ x 12″ Painted at the end of the summer looking at this well known local scene.
The Admiral’s House, once painted by John Constable, has a perfect viewpoint from Fenton House Gardens. The gardens at Fenton House are perfectly maintained and are rich in floral colour even at this time of the year. It always looks immaculate but I have never yet seen a gardener there.
This Painting of Kenwood House is 12″ x 10″ Painted on a warm October afternoon, this subject provided a good excuse to include some nice architecture and human action albeit all at a slow pace.
This painting of East Finchley tube station is 12″ x 10″ I painted this on my way back from the city on Sunday. After setting up and starting the drawing, a member of staff came out to tell me I was too close to the line which meant I had to move and redraw it…
This painting from Hungerford Bridge was completed on the 4th October. Size 12″ x 10″ After our accidental meeting on Hungerford Bridge last Thursday, Andrew Hird and I met up on Sunday to tackle a view looking from Hungerford Bridge looking towards Waterloo Bridge. It was clear that it was probably the last good day…