I originally started this painting in the 1980’s but finished it recently. I guess I did it around the same time as the Puffins on the rocks. I didn’t think it was particularly good at the time but years later … Continue reading Chaffinch in Watercolour
I’d not used watercolour for portraits before so I was happy how this turned out. Unusually Marilyn Manson wasn’t heavily made up, at least he didn’t have a white face and contact lens. It was something different so I felt … Continue reading Mazza in Watercolour
I’ve called this piece ‘Lockdown’ because that’s basically what we are in at the moment and have been for the past few weeks due to COVID-19 better known as Coronavirus. This is a narrative project which my art teacher asked … Continue reading Lockdown
I found this picture somewhere and I just thought, yes this would make a great gothic painting in watercolour. I love gothic and the mood just took me over. I added a few crows for greater effect. You need crows … Continue reading A Bit of Gothic
One of my favourite Spring flowers, the Snakeshead Fritillary is an awesome plant. How can you not want to try and paint the beautiful chequered pattern it displays with its beautiful bell shaped lanterns. What a flower. I used watercolours … Continue reading Snakeshead Fritillaries
One week our art teacher got us to paint butterflies and this got me started with watercolour again so I decided to try my hand at this beautiful butterfly. Continue reading Small Tortoiseshell
This is a pen and wash of my grandparents home. It was and still is a block of buildings which were once owned by Midland Railway. My grandfather worked on the railway as a guard and retired at 70. Their … Continue reading Dale Road, NW5
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