London Pictures

Well since I last posted I have done a lot of painting. In fact probably too much and  Im exhausted.Wont pick up a brush for a few days now. My friend Paul Rafferty came over for the week from France and although I couldnt get the whole week off I did get 3 days in total.. At short notice that was pretty good, but I will probably pay for it when I go back to work on Monday. I have also been suffering badly from gout,which is annoying especially as I virtually dont drink. Tuesday I was virtually bed ridden it was that bad. Luckily I was invited to stay in the house of one of Pauls friends in Barnes so we had early starts and late finishes but it was an intense and tiring 3 days. We were also lucky to be invited to paint at Sergeants old studio in Tite Street by Julian Barrow.Roy Connelly kindly arranged it so that was fun ..challenging though. Thats about it for now. Next week Im painting on Wednesday with the Wapping Group at Putney and then in Bath at the weekend  as Ive entered The Bath Open event.                                                                               

Trafalger square 16 x 12

Royal Opera Arcade 8 x 6

Path by the Thames Chiswick 16 x 12

Ynder the Rail bridge Strand on the Green 12 x 12

The Pink House Strand on the Green 1 12 x 16

Te pink House Strand on the Green2 12 x 16

The Band Stand St James Park 12 x 16

On The Mall 6 x 8

Early Morning light Putney 12 x 16

Trafalger Square Lion study 1, 12 x 16

Trafalger Square Lion Study, early evening 6 x 8

In Sergeants Studio

Picadilly Statue 16 x 12

Sergeants Studio 16 x 12

On the Corner of Gerrard Street 10 x 8

The house with the yellow door, Chiswick 8 x 6

This weeks efforts

Well about time I posted a few more paintings as its about a week since I last did. This week I painted at ERotherhythe with The Wapping Group and at Camber and Udimore with my mate Chris Daynes. Its the first time in over a month that I painted with Chris and it was good to get out with him again.Thats it for now , will paint on Wedsneday in Hammesmith so that should be fun

Tower bridge from Rotherhythe 8 x 10

Evening picnic nr Tower Bridge 6 x 8

Towards Fairlight Head 12 x 12

Udimore Pines 12 x 12

Pine Study Udimore 16 x 12

paintings from this week.

Well it doesnt feel like I ever went to France now that Im back in England and back to work. Its been a difficult week at work but Ive still managed to get quite a bit of painting done. Last Frday I went to London on business and then painted afterwards with my pochade box. I met up with my friend Roy and I also went to a great exhibition...Sergeant and the Sea...What that guy did when he was between 18 and 25 years old is stunning and also depressing :-) On Sunday I went to Bewl water for a family day out and sneaked in a couple of pochade box studies. Finally yeserday I went to Pinn Mill with the Wapping Group which was great..what a fantastic spot!

Summer Afternoon Southbank 6 x 8

Rush Hour Westminster Bridge 6 x 8

Bewl Water 1  8 x 10

Bewl Water 2 8 x 10

Pinn Mill 12 x 16

Thames Barge early evening Pinn Mill 12 x 16

Pictures from the Cote D Azur

Ive just returned from 5 days painting with my friend Paul Rafferty in the Cote D Azur. We both worked very ard and did more than 15 paintings each...mostly 12 x 16s too which was exhausting, especially as it was so hot. I did a few I was happyish with but mostly dissapointed. Think I was trying too hard and in the company of a much more talented painter. That said I also feel I learned alot and had a great time!

NiceMarket 12 x 16

fountain Nice 12 x 16

Sun set Port d Olivett 8 x 10

Old Church Mougins 12 x16

Fountain St Paul De Vence 12 x 16

Parasol Pine 12 x 16

Towards Antibes 12 x 16

Statue Mougins 12 x 16

Villa Oroshnokov 12 x 12

Under the Parasol Pines 12 x 16

Fort Walls And Cactus Villefrance 12 x 16

On the rocks Villefrance 12 x 16

Beach cannes 1   12 x 16

Beach Cannes 2  8 x 24

Theoule sur Mer 12 x 16

Le Colomb D Or St Paul de Vence 12 x 16

Recent paintings

Well I seem to be leaving it longer between posting, but hers my latest efforts. Since last posting I havent done anywhere near as much painting as Id have liked as Ive been doing Open Studios.I have had two outings with the Wapping Group, one to Henley on Thames and one to Kingston on Thames yesterday, which were both fun.

Rye Sunset 12 x 16

Boat houses Henley 8 x 10

On the river at Henley 8 x 10

Before the Regatta Henley 12 x 16

Henley 8 x 10

Dappled light, Tethered boats, Kingston 8 x 10

Barges on the Thames, Kingston  12 x 16

Thames boat house 8x 10

On the medway 8 x 10