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
Asia Poor 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
Asia Cambodia 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)
Europe France 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
Asia India 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
Collection Interiors 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
Mediterranean Italy 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
Collection Reflections 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 America Painting 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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