I drew this design several months ago, and kept it to one side. It didn't really fit in with the work I really like to do. But we were...

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...

"The primary merit of a painting is to be a feast for the eye" said Mr Delacroix, and I do tend to think that when I make these...

There's a word for you. This is an early birthday present from Mrs J. A box for painting outdoors, complete with a palette, slots for...

Finished. Not a lot of green left, but on close inspection it glints through. I am pleased with the way the picture has grown, and one of...

With the main structures in place, the ideas flow. Now that I am following a theme, I try not to make it too much of a 'picture', and...