Paintings & News (My Art 'Blog')

Warm Colours of the Australian Outback

Warm Colours of the Australian Outback

Learn how to paint a hot Australian desert scene using simple watercolour techniques.  See how I used burnt sienna, yellow ochre, and cobalt blue to paint tall trees and a...

Warm Colours of the Australian Outback

Learn how to paint a hot Australian desert scene using simple watercolour techniques.  See how I used burnt sienna, yellow ochre, and cobalt blue to paint tall trees and a...

Fon. dei Arsenalotti, Venice

Fon. dei Arsenalotti, Venice

Learn how to paint water reflections and deep shadows in watercolour.  I explain my colour choices and steps using my new painting of a canal at Fon. dei Arsenalotti, Venice....

Fon. dei Arsenalotti, Venice

Learn how to paint water reflections and deep shadows in watercolour.  I explain my colour choices and steps using my new painting of a canal at Fon. dei Arsenalotti, Venice....

Shadows and Sunlight at the Secret Garden in Batheaston

Shadows and Sunlight at the Secret Garden in Ba...

Come along to the riverside village of Batheaston for my first outdoor painting trip of 2026.  Discover how I painted the strong sunlight and deep shadows of this historic walled...

Shadows and Sunlight at the Secret Garden in Ba...

Come along to the riverside village of Batheaston for my first outdoor painting trip of 2026.  Discover how I painted the strong sunlight and deep shadows of this historic walled...

Polperro Harbour Workshop Live

Polperro Harbour Workshop Live

Learn how to paint the beautiful blue shadows and bright light of Polperro Harbour in Cornwall.  In this post, I share my colour choices for white buildings in shade, how...

Polperro Harbour Workshop Live

Learn how to paint the beautiful blue shadows and bright light of Polperro Harbour in Cornwall.  In this post, I share my colour choices for white buildings in shade, how...

Muir Woods Redwoods in the light

Muir Woods Redwoods in the light

Learn how to paint strong sunlight and shadow in a forest scene using simple watercolour techniques, dry brush strokes and clever colour mixing.

Muir Woods Redwoods in the light

Learn how to paint strong sunlight and shadow in a forest scene using simple watercolour techniques, dry brush strokes and clever colour mixing.

Beach Sand Ripples, Holywell Bay, Cornwall #2

Beach Sand Ripples, Holywell Bay, Cornwall #2

Discover how to paint the beautiful textures of wet beach sand in watercolour.  In this post, I share my tips for painting the sand ripples at Holywell Bay in Cornwall,...

Beach Sand Ripples, Holywell Bay, Cornwall #2

Discover how to paint the beautiful textures of wet beach sand in watercolour.  In this post, I share my tips for painting the sand ripples at Holywell Bay in Cornwall,...