Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Sunny Cromer Beach

1532 8/8/2013
Very pleased with the sea and sky - they really sparkled, including the figures, but the beach with people seemed rather drab, don't know why, but went over this at home later.
Also added two naked pink figures which was "wrong" as thet didn't exist but to me worked really well!

Joie de Vivre, Cromer

1479 18/1/13

Painted at home from memory when I was feeling really joyful, quickly in one short session.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

3 Buskers, Norwich


                                                             1504  27/4/2013

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Peak District

860


This was painted very quickly and frantically with left-over acrylic paint, from large squeezy bottles, while I was sitting on the ground. Very spontaneous with little thinking.

Friday, 20 April 2012

West Runton

1377

Quite expressive cliffs and sky. Couldn't be sure originally whether to include figures or not as without any could be a rather scxene. But thyen chose otrherwise.

Ice-skaters, Forum, Norwich

1024

At the time it felt that this was really me approaching that elusive goal in painting - even though I'm not sure what that is.
Very difficult but went well and finished in less than one and a half hours.

Friday, 13 April 2012

Interior, Dorset

1399
No comment.

Cornwall - near St.Ives

836
Painted this scene on a very windy day, placing my easel on the edge of a cliff.
Wonderful colours in the sea and sky.

"The Window" and shops

1409

I'd looked around for ages to find a good scene but finally realised this was it.
Difficult to paint the corner where two streets meet.
Kept it fairly minimalist with little detail in the windows.

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Trees, Earlham Road, Norwich


1387 - painted Nov. 2011

Painted from my photo, mostly in one quick session but adding more the next day. I think it's expressive and very startling.
I used quite a lot of strong blue on the trees which some would say it's "wrong", but I thinkn it works.

London Street, Norwich

1376 - Painted Sept. 2011

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

"The Window" cafe, Norwich


1303 Painted Oct.2010 - Not for sale

The Window is probably the smallest cafe in Britain, possibly in the world.
Painting worked well, expressive and loose.

Ffestiniog, N. Wales

1400
This was painted from a photo of mine. Painted over 3 separate sessions.

Wells Harbour

1185 Painted July 2009
An extremely complicated and detailed subject that it would be impossible to paint a mere illustration - which suits me. A very vibrant and spontaneous painting, partly because of the above but also because I deliberately and consciously painted quickly.

Monday, 2 April 2012

Farmers' Market Norwich Dec 2011

1390

Very expressive. Church is very difficult because of all the detailed structure so after a while I again gave up trying and painted whatever and however I felt.