This painting depicts my two sons walking along Blackpool promenade, near the South Pier, in the glow of a wintry afternoon. Based on a photograph taken in in the first week or two of the year, the painting was completed between January and June this year. I was particularly drawn to photograph and subsequently paint…
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Versailles in the Rain
I feel like I’ve increasingly frequently been receiving drenchings from some pretty impressive autumnal downpours of late. These merciless soakings have put me in mind of this painting, which I made ten years ago, in 2015. The painting, made in oils on canvas board and measuring around 40 x 50 cm, was based on a…
