In brave and/or foolhardy days, 1979 to be precise, I left teaching to try and make it as a proper full time artist. One of the things I...

A title that could easily summarise the lovely hot weather we are currently enjoying, but really I chose it to mark the occasion. I am 65...

We went on holiday to Portugal this year - near Ericeira, for a Yoga Retreat. While Mrs J flexed and breathed deeply, I scampered off...

This painting started out as a reflection on the verdancy of early summer, with shadowy patches and chunks of leafy shape. I was going to...

Continuing with the Easter-coloured panels I started in April, I added simple flower-like shapes, stood back and didn't much like what...

This is the mixing palette for my pochade box, thick with oil colour on returning from a golden hour in Bedford Park yesterday afternoon....

If I try one of these little oil paintings at the allotment, I know I'm in for a challenging time. So much structure, so many colours....

Here are some more of this summer's tiny 8x6 inch landscape paintings, all completed 'en plein air', except for insect removal back home....

Every time I start a studio based painting I intend it to be subject free, a set of shapes, colours and lines that all work together to...

I have been out sketching with the 'pochade' box mentioned in June - in our garden and at the allotment, both a bit challenging for their...