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...

I sometimes paint a pair of pictures - a diptych - two that make one, and working on two panels can help make a large scale project more...

I think I have always had an 'eye for colour', in that I can remember distinct encounters with colour from childhood to this day. When I...

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...

The combinations of colour that I see in shops and stores can have quite an impact. On a recent trip by X5 to Cambridge, the Easter...

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....