This is the tow path in Little Venice and it was my entry for the Pintar Rapido competition this year. I did not win the competition but sold the painting. The painting had to be completed in one day. The painting is 20″ x 24″ unframed (SOLD)
Peonies, Hydrangeas and Eucolyptus (24″ x 20″ unframed size). (NOT FOR SALE) I had never given floral painting much thought until I was introduced to the paintings by the French artist Henri Fantin Latour. This was 15 years ago when I was commissioned by an American client to copy two from the originals in the…
Rosslyn Hill Hampstead (24″ x 20″) £950.00 (framed) This painting was started the week after the smaller 10″ x 12″ version and involved two sessions on site followed with a little tweaking in the studio. I have tried to maintain the spontaneity of the smaller painting but introduced a little more detail. It was only…
The Petroleum Plant Elefsima Athens 12″ x 10″ unframed size Sounding a little bit like a medical condition, Elefsina is an industrial suburb of Athens and I should not think it is high on anyones holiday itinerary. I stayed there a week ago with friends and found it to be a delightful working town and…
Two churches and a Graveyard (Castro in Sifnos Greece) 10″ x 12″ If I had to pegged it somewhere outside of the UK and could choose my plot, it would be here in the depth of the valley in Castro Sifnos. I painted this looking down from a mountain road listening to the chimes of…
The Hampstead Triptych 10″ x 36″ (unframed size) Last year I created this triptych based on some of my favourite locations in North London, the Hampstead viaduct, the Rose Garden and the Hampstead Ponds. Painting the sites within a close timeframe helped create a harmonious colour relationship within the work.
The Rose Garden Hampstead (12″ x 10″ unframed size) There are few better places in North London to escape the hustle and bustle, than the Rose Garden in North London. The small painting is done during a late summer just as the leaves were beginning to turn. With its wonderful walkways and soft red brickwork…