Delighted to have had two pictures accepted for the Williamson Open. A watercolour entitled “Approaching Storm Meols Common ” which is part of the series of pictures from the same vantage point over a period…Read More »
Another lovely Friday afternoon was spent with the enthusiastic Hoylake art group at the community centre. I never fail to be amazed at the fact that I can do a demo of a picture and…Read More »
Lovely morning with Liverpool urban sketchers at Liverpool World Museum , but more importantly Inside!
I was pleased to sell my picture “Inflation in Majorca” at the recent W.S.A. exhibition and have used the same subject for another picture in the same vein based on my sketches and photos. “Inflated…Read More »
I have completed another painting based on my sketches in Majorca of swimming pool inflatables, The subject is fascinating as it brings into play all the essentials of watercolour painting especially the use of shadow…Read More »
I have amassed a body of work and investigations into the concept we all know as “The Horizon” Reviewing what I have is going to take time and I need to determine to what end…Read More »
Enjoyed a morning with a very enthusiastic bunch from Heswall W.I. Our venue was the “Barn” in Heswall which was ideal for our purposes. I had been asked if I could do something with a…Read More »
The group has moved seamlessly into its third year. We regularly get 30-40 sketchers at our meet-ups and a core group of very enthusiastic and dedicated sketchers is now at the core of our numbers….Read More »
I was delighted to have two works selected by the W.S.A. for the exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery this year. Dramatically different in style and content they each have their own story…. “Inflation in…Read More »
I have embarked on a series of pictures, studies, sketches and watercolours of Meols Common through the year. It is amazing how much the colours change throughout the seasons and how even though you might…Read More »
The more I read about Liang Kai (1140-1210) the more I realise that he really should be considered as the father of modern art, not Cezanne, not Picasso, not Daumier ….but this Chinese painter from…Read More »
Spent yesterday afternoon Stewarding at the exhibition, lovely afternoon, it was very busy with people musing over the exhibition with a general consensus it seemed that this was one of the best if not the…Read More »
Pleased to say that both my submissions for the Williamson Open exhibition were accepted and are now proudly hanging in the Williamson Art Gallery until the 7th May . The Larger of the two “Lost…Read More »
A good turnout for our first meeting of 2017 at Birkenhead’s Woodside Ferry Terminal. The upstairs part of the cafe overlooks the Liverpool waterfront and faced with standing outside (freezing) or sitting indoors with a…Read More »
It occurred to me I hadn’t reported in on the recent visits ti Liverpool to sketch with Liverpool U.S. We had inclement weather on both occasions but there was plenty of good shelter and good company!…Read More »
I have had a couple of my pictures copied and issued as a limited print run. they are being sold at Seagrass Studios and direct from myself. They have quite a graphic nature to them….Read More »
In the immediate pre-Christmas class at the community centre we tackled a snowy scene. I had seen something like this on Pinterest and reinterpreted it for the class project. It is a great exercise with…Read More »
Well I have been remiss in not posting any of my new work here on the web, so to put that right here are some recently completed watercolours. They are not large (11cm sq) but…Read More »
Happy New Year to all the Wirral Urban sketching group! We now have over a hundred members – not that we have a register, but we have 90 on Facebook and about 30 who prefer to be contacted…Read More »
We held the first Wirral Urban Sketching group meeting on Sunday and I have to say it was a great success! 25 people turned up at Birkenhead Woodside ferry, all from varied backgrounds in Art…Read More »