Paintings & News (My Art 'Blog')

Église Saint-Samson d'Ouistreham

Église Saint-Samson d'Ouistreham

Learn how to paint a dramatic night scene of the Saint Samson church in France. I share my tips for using deep blues and warm highlights to create a glowing...

Église Saint-Samson d'Ouistreham

Learn how to paint a dramatic night scene of the Saint Samson church in France. I share my tips for using deep blues and warm highlights to create a glowing...

Rue du Marais, Nocturne

Rue du Marais, Nocturne

Painting at night is not as scary as it looks.  In this post, I look at my watercolor of a street in Ouistreham.  I share tips on mixing dark blues...

Rue du Marais, Nocturne

Painting at night is not as scary as it looks.  In this post, I look at my watercolor of a street in Ouistreham.  I share tips on mixing dark blues...

Matera, Basilicata, Italy

Matera, Basilicata, Italy

Learn how to paint a dramatic sky and bright buildings in this watercolour study of Matera.  I share my colour choices and tips for creating strong contrast in your artwork.

Matera, Basilicata, Italy

Learn how to paint a dramatic sky and bright buildings in this watercolour study of Matera.  I share my colour choices and tips for creating strong contrast in your artwork.

Scali del Refugio, Livorno, Italy (2)

Scali del Refugio, Livorno, Italy (2)

Learn how to paint the beautiful canals of Livorno with this new watercolour guide.  I talk about using perspective to lead the eye and how to paint simple boats on...

Scali del Refugio, Livorno, Italy (2)

Learn how to paint the beautiful canals of Livorno with this new watercolour guide.  I talk about using perspective to lead the eye and how to paint simple boats on...

Oak Creek at Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

Oak Creek at Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

Learn how to paint the famous red rocks and blue water of Arizona in watercolour.  I share my tips for using warm colours like burnt sienna and how to paint...

Oak Creek at Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

Learn how to paint the famous red rocks and blue water of Arizona in watercolour.  I share my tips for using warm colours like burnt sienna and how to paint...

Ship Inn and Back Beach Teignmouth

Ship Inn and Back Beach Teignmouth

Explore a different perspective of Teignmouth Back Beach in Devon.  I turned my easel away from the estuary to paint the colorful buildings and resting boats at low tide.  This...

Ship Inn and Back Beach Teignmouth

Explore a different perspective of Teignmouth Back Beach in Devon.  I turned my easel away from the estuary to paint the colorful buildings and resting boats at low tide.  This...