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This is the latest of my River paintings from sketches on the same spot. 60 x 60 oil on canvas. I notice they are getting looser which I hope is progress. My aim has been to get depth by juxtaposing complementary colours and also to get values right

This is the latest of my River paintings from sketches on the same spot. 60 x 60 oil on canvas. I notice they are getting looser which I hope is progress. My aim has been to get depth by juxtaposing complementary colours and also to get values right

by | 30th June 2025

This is the latest of my River paintings from sketches on the same spot. 60 x 60 oil on canvas. I notice they are getting looser which I hope is progress. My aim has been to get depth by juxtaposing complementary colours and also to get values right
I painted this on location by the cliffs at high tide, in about an hour. I had left my white paint at home so had to be inventive and use naples yellow light and buff titanium as my lightest highlights. I also slightly darkened the cliffs, to help the highlights sing. I have previously sketched here many times before.

I painted this on location by the cliffs at high tide, in about an hour. I had left my white paint at home so had to be inventive and use naples yellow light and buff titanium as my lightest highlights. I also slightly darkened the cliffs, to help the highlights sing. I have previously sketched here many times before.

by | 28th June 2025

I painted this on location by the cliffs at high tide, in about an hour. I had left my white paint at home so had to be inventive and use naples yellow light and buff titanium as my lightest highlights. I also slightly darkened the cliffs, to help the highlights sing....
Hello everyone, I am a disabled artist and have just joined this course. Here are my sketches from attempting the Drawing in the Landscape. I was in my nearby park, on a bench, and in the heat! Mediums are acrylic, watercolour, and drawing inks. It was my first time with inks and after this experiment I think I do want to continue exploring them. I tried to be as quick as possible.

Hello everyone, I am a disabled artist and have just joined this course. Here are my sketches from attempting the Drawing in the Landscape. I was in my nearby park, on a bench, and in the heat! Mediums are acrylic, watercolour, and drawing inks. It was my first time with inks and after this experiment I think I do want to continue exploring them. I tried to be as quick as possible.

by | 24th June 2025

Hello everyone, I am a disabled artist and have just joined this course. Here are my sketches from attempting the Drawing in the Landscape. I was in my nearby park, on a bench, and in the heat! Mediums are acrylic, watercolour, and drawing inks. It was my first time...
This is my studio oil painting I made just using earlier sketches and a watercolour. See previous image. It shows the childrens pirate ship, set beside the willow trees, on the banks of the river Stour, at a nearby country park. I usually paint ‘en plein air’ so this was a new departure for me. I’m not excited by the composition and the lack of quick rapid mark making, so will need to practice working in the studio a lot more.

This is my studio oil painting I made just using earlier sketches and a watercolour. See previous image. It shows the childrens pirate ship, set beside the willow trees, on the banks of the river Stour, at a nearby country park. I usually paint ‘en plein air’ so this was a new departure for me. I’m not excited by the composition and the lack of quick rapid mark making, so will need to practice working in the studio a lot more.

by | 21st June 2025

This is my studio oil painting I made just using earlier sketches and a watercolour. See previous image. It shows the childrens pirate ship, set beside the willow trees, on the banks of the river Stour, at a nearby country park. I usually paint ‘en plein air’ so this...
This is a quick sketch in marker pen of a childs playground pirate ship amongst mature willow trees beside the river Stour. I did another using derwent graphite, and another in watercolour and another with a dip pen and indian ink. So today, from memory my task is to paint the scene using right brain mode, ( except I’m left handed, so it may be left brain ??) Wish me luck,

This is a quick sketch in marker pen of a childs playground pirate ship amongst mature willow trees beside the river Stour. I did another using derwent graphite, and another in watercolour and another with a dip pen and indian ink. So today, from memory my task is to paint the scene using right brain mode, ( except I’m left handed, so it may be left brain ??) Wish me luck,

by | 19th June 2025

This is a quick sketch in marker pen of a childs playground pirate ship amongst mature willow trees beside the river Stour. I did another using derwent graphite, and another in watercolour and another with a dip pen and indian ink. So today, from memory my task is to...
This is a studio oil painting 3ft x 2ft which i began by sketching in the new forest on an artist residency. I have to admit to using a photo, to remind me of my time in the forest. It is SO difficult to work from just memories alone, even though I spend many hours in forests and woodlands, and can remember the smells and noises of the wildlife, I am getting better at re creating the energy on a windy day, now I need to persevere with painting from just memories, smells, noises and feelings.

This is a studio oil painting 3ft x 2ft which i began by sketching in the new forest on an artist residency. I have to admit to using a photo, to remind me of my time in the forest. It is SO difficult to work from just memories alone, even though I spend many hours in forests and woodlands, and can remember the smells and noises of the wildlife, I am getting better at re creating the energy on a windy day, now I need to persevere with painting from just memories, smells, noises and feelings.

by | 13th June 2025

This is a studio oil painting 3ft x 2ft which i began by sketching in the new forest on an artist residency. I have to admit to using a photo, to remind me of my time in the forest. It is SO difficult to work from just memories alone, even though I spend many hours in...
Here is Tuesday’s plein air at our local harbour. Its oils and size 14” x 10”, and a bit rough and ready. I was attracted by all the white timber railings, with the colourful boats standing up beyond. It is only a sketch, but I am not sure whether to tidy up the railings or leave them as they are?

Here is Tuesday’s plein air at our local harbour. Its oils and size 14” x 10”, and a bit rough and ready. I was attracted by all the white timber railings, with the colourful boats standing up beyond. It is only a sketch, but I am not sure whether to tidy up the railings or leave them as they are?

by | 11th June 2025

Here is Tuesday’s plein air at our local harbour. Its oils and size 14” x 10”, and a bit rough and ready. I was attracted by all the white timber railings, with the colourful boats standing up beyond. It is only a sketch, but I am not sure whether to tidy up the...
In the spirit of curiosity & exploration as to how artists make paintings, I had a go at ‘painting like Judy Buxton’. Great fun using so much paint (please don’t let my husband know how much paint I used) & a palette knife. I have no idea how much of this I’ll borrow to add to my own paintings, but I really enjoyed the wander.

In the spirit of curiosity & exploration as to how artists make paintings, I had a go at ‘painting like Judy Buxton’. Great fun using so much paint (please don’t let my husband know how much paint I used) & a palette knife. I have no idea how much of this I’ll borrow to add to my own paintings, but I really enjoyed the wander.

by | 11th June 2025

In the spirit of curiosity & exploration as to how artists make paintings, I had a go at ‘painting like Judy Buxton’. Great fun using so much paint (please don’t let my husband know how much paint I used) & a palette knife. I have no idea how much of this I’ll...
Just returned from a wet and windy week painting in Snowdonia with 60 fellow artists. Here is my rendition of the fast flowing river at Betwys Y Coed, started in the rain, but warmed up later. Again energy and rapid movement is what I tried to portray. Loved the Rhodedendrons on the far bank. Size 12” x 10” 2 hours approx.

Just returned from a wet and windy week painting in Snowdonia with 60 fellow artists. Here is my rendition of the fast flowing river at Betwys Y Coed, started in the rain, but warmed up later. Again energy and rapid movement is what I tried to portray. Loved the Rhodedendrons on the far bank. Size 12” x 10” 2 hours approx.

by | 9th June 2025

Just returned from a wet and windy week painting in Snowdonia with 60 fellow artists. Here is my rendition of the fast flowing river at Betwys Y Coed, started in the rain, but warmed up later. Again energy and rapid movement is what I tried to portray. Loved the...
Composition again…I’ve recently been sketching a lot around lakes & rivers. Interesting to get back home & look at them for horizontals (lots) and triangles ( a few) and diagonals ( a few). So interesting looking at landscapes as a series of shapes

Composition again…I’ve recently been sketching a lot around lakes & rivers. Interesting to get back home & look at them for horizontals (lots) and triangles ( a few) and diagonals ( a few). So interesting looking at landscapes as a series of shapes

by | 8th June 2025

Composition again…I’ve recently been sketching a lot around lakes & rivers. Interesting to get back home & look at them for horizontals (lots) and triangles ( a few) and diagonals ( a few). So interesting looking at landscapes as a series of shapes
Landscape, oil on paper sketch 20 x 10 cm This was part of a rapid sketch on paper using large household brushes and a right-brain approach. I then cropped this image from the larger painting. It’s unusual for me in that it uses lemon yellow and red, two colours I rarely use without mixing in something else. I feel there is something alive about it because of the speed and energy used.

Landscape, oil on paper sketch 20 x 10 cm This was part of a rapid sketch on paper using large household brushes and a right-brain approach. I then cropped this image from the larger painting. It’s unusual for me in that it uses lemon yellow and red, two colours I rarely use without mixing in something else. I feel there is something alive about it because of the speed and energy used.

by | 4th June 2025

Landscape, oil on paper sketch 20 x 10 cm This was part of a rapid sketch on paper using large household brushes and a right-brain approach. I then cropped this image from the larger painting. It's unusual for me in that it uses lemon yellow and red, two colours...
Here is today’s plein air oil in blustery weather, at Pegwell bay on the East Kent Coast. I have painted here many times, so chose to focus in on the sand dunes and path following the base of the cliffs. I tried to capture the energy in the wind. 1 1/2 hours approx.

Here is today’s plein air oil in blustery weather, at Pegwell bay on the East Kent Coast. I have painted here many times, so chose to focus in on the sand dunes and path following the base of the cliffs. I tried to capture the energy in the wind. 1 1/2 hours approx.

by | 3rd June 2025

Here is today’s plein air oil in blustery weather, at Pegwell bay on the East Kent Coast. I have painted here many times, so chose to focus in on the sand dunes and path following the base of the cliffs. I tried to capture the energy in the wind. 1 1/2 hours...
Composition thoughts…..thanks Louise for this video – it certainly made me realise that I never seem to pay much attention to this – I still have a lot to learn! With shapes in mind I had a stroll through the internet looking at paintings & stumbled across Nicolas de Stael. So, between you & NdS I was inspired to take several wanders around the garden & fields with sketch book breaking down the landscape into shapes. Here’s one of the many (Elliot’s blue tent in the olives), & it’s going to be interesting to see how this will seep consciously or subconsciously into my next paintings because it was fascinating & fun & helpful, although I don’t think I’ll make the shapes & colour quite so dramatic…

Composition thoughts…..thanks Louise for this video – it certainly made me realise that I never seem to pay much attention to this – I still have a lot to learn! With shapes in mind I had a stroll through the internet looking at paintings & stumbled across Nicolas de Stael. So, between you & NdS I was inspired to take several wanders around the garden & fields with sketch book breaking down the landscape into shapes. Here’s one of the many (Elliot’s blue tent in the olives), & it’s going to be interesting to see how this will seep consciously or subconsciously into my next paintings because it was fascinating & fun & helpful, although I don’t think I’ll make the shapes & colour quite so dramatic…

by | 3rd June 2025

Composition thoughts…..thanks Louise for this video – it certainly made me realise that I never seem to pay much attention to this – I still have a lot to learn! With shapes in mind I had a stroll through the internet looking at paintings & stumbled...