Another painting made as a demo for one of my art classes. The theme of the class was ‘the industrial landscape’. I chose to make a painting based on a photograph taken one sunny summer afternoon in July of 2022. It depicts the view from the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port looking east along…
Tag: landscape
Harbour, St Michael’s Mount
This painting depicts boats at low tide in the harbour of St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall. It was painted in acrylics on stretched canvas and measures around 30 x 30 cm. Painted from photographs, it was made in my then ‘studio’ (i.e. flat) in Falmouth in 2004.
A View of Liverpool
This landscape painting, which was made in oils on canvas over 2010 and 2011, depicts the Liverpool cityscape from the viewpoint of the Anglican Cathedral. It is the result of a one-time visit to the top of the cathedral tower, braving my fear of heights for long enough to obtain enough sufficient photographs to produce…
Painting the Winter through a Parental Haze
A demonstration for Heswall Artists Association this Saturday provided my first opportunity for an extended painting session since the arrival of our baby Robin. Though feeling significantly rusty after a 2 month layoff, struggling to concentrate fully after several sleep-deprived weeks, and making by no means one of my finest paintings, it was hugely enjoyable…
Over-ambition and Over-expectation
Prior to painting workshops I endeavour to produce example paintings. Photographing such work throughout their production, I then compile step-by-step guides for students to help them through the reproduction of the painting. In doing so I hope to demonstrate a logical path from start to finish and hopefully introduce students to some new ways of…
Drawing Upon Life 