About Paintings
I paint, therefore I blog. Thoughts and inspired ideas are discussed here. The reason I paint, the spiritual aspects of my work and how God speaks to me.
New Seasonal Work
With the turn of the seasons I am out in the wilds making fresh water colour sketches, mainly with the purpose of catching hold of the vibrant colours. Yes, I have been bitten by a tic and it is uncomfortable…
A season held captive
The thing about this painting is that nobody wants it. Yes, it remains unsold 8 years later. I have even offered it to my family for free! But no, the icy coldness holds them back.
A splash of blue from the Isle of Man
A splash of blue from the Isle of Man...
The Height and the Depth
To purchase this work… I had been considering the truths in Ephesians; namely the love of God and so was contemplating this theme when working on this painting. It is my hope that the incredible the indescribable capacity of God’s…
Pilgrimage
I find each painting to be a landscape I’ve not walked before and that excites me...
Open Studio
Welcome to my working studio...
Things Seen
So I shall cover the canvas with blue and then slather it with the richest of browns, then I shall cut into it with lines of purpose. Then the light will fall. Yes, the light will fall.
Rolling Hills
I set about to capture the glory of the burnt braken and the strong light of the winter landscape but as I laid down colours I got excited and inspired and it wasnt long before I found myself with a…
When the Light came down
Seeing how the strong light was falling on the tiny rock pools around the coast, I set about to capture the overwelming presence of it. Everything is changed when the sun comes out; spirits are lifted and the world looks…
The Throne Room
I had it in my heart to paint the Throne Room of Heaven and started my research with looking at Revelation chapter 4 where we read a description of this very thing. It soon became obvious that the main theme…
