Ystradgynlais Art – A Spring Woodland Painting
Of course my home of Ystradgynlais had to feature in my art at some point. This is one of my first pieces of art to feature Ystradgynlais, though I’m sure there will be many more…
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Experimenting
I’ve been experimenting this morning. A dramatic sunset over Ystradgynlais in oils on a reasonably large canvas. Some artists specialise. They do coastal scene after coastal scene, or mountains, or forests. They get into a…
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Painting on Lockdown
We’re two weeks into lockdown here in the UK. With the COVID-19 pandemic changing life as we know it, you’d have thought that with all this extra time, I would have jumped at the chance…
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Llyn y Fan Fach – Finished!
Llyn y Fan Fach remains one of my favourite places in Wales. This oil painting was inspired by a February walk. I wanted to capture the dramatic light of the changeable weather along with the…
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Two Cloudscapes
With all the technical aspects of painting going round my head this weekend, I wanted to paint something simple to keep up my momentum without having to think too much or spend too much time….
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Aspiring to Realism
I’m now in the final stages of my Llyn y Fan Fach panorama painting. I took it off the wall after a couple of weeks’ drying and worked on the details. Original time estimates for…
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Another Two New Paintings
While Storm Ciara raged outside, I had a productive Sunday in the studio starting not one, but two new paintings. After finishing the blocking-in stage of the first scene inspired by winter sunlight on Pendine…
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Woodland Underpainting
I had a couple of hours spare this evening so decided to make a start on a new piece. Earlier in the year I started a couple of woodland paintings in acrylics and really enjoyed…
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My First Painting in 11 Months
It’s been busy year what with working on the new house most weekends and working two new jobs. After moving in just before Christmas and having had some time to sort out my new art…
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