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Study of The Great Mewstone, Plymouth Sound. Water

Study of The Great Mewstone, Plymouth Sound. Watercolour. Still getting huge enjoyment doing these. They are worked up in my studio from memory and sketches I made on-site. I’m more interested in atmosphere and a dance with the paint than any topographical exactitude.
Painted with glorious vintage watercolours by @wallace_seymour; Beara Blue, Indigo and Iron Plum.

Another watercolour study of the Great Mewstone. W

Another watercolour study of the Great Mewstone. Working from memory and sketches made plein air early summer ‘23. A conversation with paint.

Some more studies for the Great Mewstone. Just to

Some more studies for the Great Mewstone. Just to show I’m not getting obsessed here or anything.
(As requested by @annemieke.kuhlemeier).

Studies for a large watercolour of the Great Mew S

Studies for a large watercolour of the Great Mew Stone. Been a wee bit obsessed with this since I met it in June ‘23.

Learning to Fall: Incarnation Part of long term co

Learning to Fall: Incarnation
Part of long term collaboration about chronic illness with @hannah___buckley.
Leaf mould on paper. Total size approx 150cm x 200cm.
Here’s some thoughts;
- I remember remarking how the soil was entirely made from the sweet chestnut tree’s discarded leaves. Some kind of endless cycle/ reincarnation/ rising from the dead going on there.
- Some of the pieces were made by rubbing the tree itself, as though taking a sounding/reading of the tree. (Like a paramedic taking your vital signs).
- This sweet chestnut is just a tree. But to us it’s also possibly a being hovering on the edge of another existence where it’s somehow Gran Bwa the Haitian Lwa of the forest, with all it’s attributes, desires and powers.
- in that light were we performing some kind of ritual/supplication/offering as we made these pieces?
- seeing the pieces laid out it struck me that they seem to be both a score and the enactment of that score. A score playing itself?

Oh the joy of a new box that can fit everything in

Oh the joy of a new box that can fit everything in. #tidystudiotidymind #displacementactivity

Been an extreme day. I dreamt of living somewhere

Been an extreme day. I dreamt of living somewhere like this, and now I do. It’s a deep comfort in hard times. And I do indeed ask myself…

Limestone outcrop, Vauvenargues, Provence. Waterco

Limestone outcrop, Vauvenargues, Provence.
Watercolour 14x10cm
I wish I knew the name of this long escarpment to the north of the D10 that runs from Aix-en-Provence to Vauvenargues. It looks across to the massif that ends in the abrupt scar of Mont St Victoire.

Limestone cliff, Vauvenargues, Provence. Watercolo

Limestone cliff, Vauvenargues, Provence. Watercolour. A6.
This long, abrupt massif faces the better known Mont St Victoire, much painted by Cezanne. While it lacks such a landmark peak it fully compensates in the rhythms of its bluffs and cliffs.

Limestone outcrop. Vauvenargues, Provence. Waterco

Limestone outcrop. Vauvenargues, Provence. Watercolour A6. A land untilled, untouched. A wondrous thing for a British person.
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#frenchlandscape #watercolourlandscapepainting #frenchlandscapepainting #pleinairwatercolor #contemporarybritishpainting

Limestone bluff. Vauvenargues, Provence. Watercolo

Limestone bluff. Vauvenargues, Provence. Watercolour sketch, A6.
Walking a tightrope between classic and modern.

Sneak shots of my painting in Blake, works informe

Sneak shots of my painting in Blake, works informed by William Blake.
Central Square Leeds, 29
Wellington, St, Leeds LSI 4DL
6-27 October.
Curated by @coles_gallery

I’m delighted to be part of this exhibition in L

I’m delighted to be part of this exhibition in Leeds. It’s a very timely theme - contemporary artist’s responses to William Blake - the visionary artist who railed against corruption, hypocrisy and despoilation. It’s at Central Square Leeds, 27 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL. 6-27 October. Opening evening Thur 5 Oct. Curated by @coles_gallery who’ve made themselves such a pillar of the Leeds visual art scene.

Learning to Fall: Cells. Collaboration with @hanna

Learning to Fall: Cells. Collaboration with @hannah___buckley exploring our chronic illnesses. 8 months into this project it feels like we’re starting to develop a visual language.
Acrylic and chalk on cotton sheet 150x200cm.

Leaves are paint are leaves are… Two water colou

Leaves are paint are leaves are…
Two water colours. Very restricted palettes. 1/ Sycamore and Buddleia, Leeds. 2/ Oak, Cheltenham. Both June 2023. Intense, relaxed concentration.

Agave, Tazacorte, La Palma. Now, along with our fr

Agave, Tazacorte, La Palma. Now, along with our friend’s house, under several metres of lava since the volcanic eruption of 2021. So a happy/sad piece. Water colour and acrylic. Approx A4.

Ficus Macrocarpa. Los Llanos, La Palma. People gat

Ficus Macrocarpa. Los Llanos, La Palma. People gather in its cool shade, sip coffee, gossip. It endures.

Another partial view of this big drawing. More to

Another partial view of this big drawing. More to come over the next few days…

Second micro vid of a big big drawing. More to com

Second micro vid of a big big drawing. More to come…

Small steps. A tiny detail from a big drawing. Mor

Small steps. A tiny detail from a big drawing. More later so keep an eye out…

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