The effects of atmosphere, temperature and light are my special interest, – particularly back-lit subjects using rich colour and interesting reflected lights in the shadows to make the picture sing. To many people, pure watercolour is the most beautiful and expressive of painting media – translucent , infinitely subtle, luminous… Perfect for capturing the fleeting qualities of atmosphere, temperature and light.
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Burma
AsiaPoor Myanmar! once again suffering under « the heel » and the guns of the army dictatorship… When I painted there in 2013, the world was full of hope: Aung... -
Cambodia and Thailand
AsiaCambodia In 1998, the terrifying Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia collapsed, allowing tourists in for the first time in 20 years. I got there early, when there was more or... -
England and Commissions
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France, Germany and Zagorsk (Russia)
EuropeFrance and Germany France, the origins of Impressionism, an unavoidable magnet for every painter, drew me to Arles, Les Baux, St Rémy, to paint the dry heat of the Alpilles... -
India and Sri Lanka
AsiaIndia My first painting trip to India was to Jaisalmer, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, in the heart of the Thar Desert. Jaisalmer is a former medieval trading... -
Interiors
CollectionInteriors of course reflect the personality and tastes of the owner. People often ask for an interior shortly before they move, leaving a house into which they have invested much... -
Italy, Greece and Croatia
MediterraneanItaly Venice is every artist’s ambition: for the watercolourist, to emulate Sargent’s free-flowing , rapid brushstrokes, drinking in the indolent atmosphere of water gently lapping against the side of a... -
Morocco, Andalucia, Egypt and Oman
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Reflections
CollectionReflections are a recurring fascination, - in Venice, on Inle Lake in Burma, in the rice fields of Thailand, the Canadian Rockies, Croatia, the English Lake District… wherever. Ideally suited... -
USA and Canada
North AmericaPainting on the other side of the pond has taken me to the Rockies, the Tetons, the Upper Hudson Valley, the British Virgin Islands, and Rockport on the coast of...
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