This painting, made in summer 2016, depicts a Humboldt penguin colony. It is based on reference photos taken on a trip to Gweek Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall on a beautiful summer’s day in May 2013. Three of the penguins occupy themselves on dry land whilst their friend takes a dip. The painting was made in…
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Can you hear me at the back?
I was approached earlier this year to do a demonstration in acrylics for the Irby Artists group. The demo – Boat Painting in Acrylics – was held this Tuesday evening, and pictured is the result. It’s a little unnerving making a painting and muttering away in front of a virtually silent group of 50-60 people…
Trebah, 19 May 2013
This is another drawing from my trip to Cornwall last month. It’s a sketch in pen on paper. Depicted is the coastline of the Helford River, as seen from the beach at Trebah Garden. The view looks down river, towards Mawnan. I’m spending much of this week preparing for the Wirral Open Studio Tour event,…
Drawing Upon Life 