The medium of watercolour is notorious for its resistance to correction. It is a transparent medium and what has previously been painted w...

And you thought it was all about colour? The landscape artist's pre-eminent skill is the ability to understand and master tonal values: l...

Whenever I am in Weymouth, a visit to the the Old Harbour is taken as given. It is almost inescapable, being the location of the Cove Gal...

Writing a landscape blog isn't quite as easy as it was a month ago. Global events and consequent policies have meant that access to our w...

Ignore my inescapable bias for a moment, but Sussex is a wonderful county - perhaps the best. The rich variety of subjects is a painters ...

That feeling of accomplishment - and perhaps a little self-congratulation - on finishing a large, considered studio painting is a useful ...

It had been sunny and crisp all morning - one of those rare February days when everybody should have been outdoors. No exceptions. Hoping...

It would be fair to say that the vast majority of my painting represents strong directional light. At sunrise and sunset there is often a...

Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset has been a popular muse of mine in recent years. While her beauty is impossible to ignore it cannot be said that...

There are few views in Dorset, even the UK perhaps, that are as instantly recognisable as Durdle Door. A rugged, intriguing arch, hewn fr...

The paths to the Seven Sisters - the iconic line of chalk cliffs on the Sussex coast - are many, and varied. Perhaps the most well-trodde...

One of the most pleasant, and interesting coastal walks in Purbeck is a fairly straightforward 3-mile amble that starts in the pretty vil...

It has been a short while, but I cannot be kept for long from painting my favourite location - Studland Bay in Dorset! Having looked at t...