and yet another oil completed...

Here's a picture that has been work in progress for a long time but finally finished it off over the weekend, shown before....

and after, finished off.

This and other original paintings will soon be for sale through my website at very affordable prices - I need the space at home!

Another one done...and website in production!

And here it is, finally finished!  Although the brush strokes are messy, I think the overall effect works and am pleased with the end result.

My very clever mum had been building a website for me to use as an online portfolio and shop, and it is very nearly done - watch this space!

One picture nearly complete and one half way through....

This picture is very nearly finished, but the figures are proving tricky.  It’s a good job that oils can be scraped back and re-worked!

Stages of development of the winter canal scene.  The detail of the bare tree branches will be the next challenge, to indicate them without over doing it.

Welcome to the blog!

Well this is that start of an online record of my artwork as it progresses, from inspiration to easel and hopefully exhibition! 

I am currently working on an oil painting of the walled garden at Pockerley Old Hall at Beamish Museum taken back in the summer when everything was in full bloom - a nice thought in the midst of an icy winter!

I have also been doing some sketching over Christmas in preparation for landscape paintings of frozen scenes, such as the following view of the Leeds Liverpool canal taken whilst at home visiting family.

The contrast of strong winter sun on snow against dark shadows in this picture should make a dramatic painting!