Streets in Bologna (Acrylic on board, 14 x 8.5 in) Friday’s new start at the Art Club was this view of streets in Bologna . Several alterat...

  Dreamer (Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 in) [SOLD] This lovely lady is now on her way to be with a collector in Yorkshire. I know she’ll be in goo...

Shadows at the End of the Street (Acrylic on board, 28 x 24 cm) Started on Friday at Gateshead Art Society , finished last night. This is on...

  Chinese Bottle (Acrylic on board, 8 x 8 in) [SOLD] This small still life painted, I think, during the Lockdown , has now sold and on its w...

  Seville Tile Factory (Acrylic on canvas board, 10 x 12 in) I was fascinated by the Tile Factory in Seville when we went there in 2017. The...

  Memory Lane (Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 in) A painting from almost ten years ago. I needed the frame for something else, so took the opportu...

Derry Girls (Acrylic on canvas board, 9 x 12 in) The second of my paintings celebrating my trip to Derry / Londonderry . The Derry Girls m...

  Up the Walls of Derry (Acrylic on canvas board, 9 x 12 in) Completed today, the first of my new Derry / Londonderry paintings. I was the...

Speciality Coffee Bar (Acrylic and collage on board, 12x7 in) A small painting begun as a distraction at the turn of the year. It shows one ...

Rooftop WIP (Acrylic on canvas board, 8x8 in) Something else begun last Friday at Gateshead Art Society . I'm finding my way with this o...

Work Yard WIP (Acrylic on canvas board, 10 x 12 in) The first few hours at Gateshead Art Society today left me with this scrubby start to a...

  Night Moorings (Acrylic on canvas board, 10 x 12 in) Finished today. This was one of those times when I begin to question if the photograp...

Moli des Comte, Ciutadella. (Markers in A5 sketchbook) Not the most appealing viewpoint, but the only one that didn't involve being run ...

  Boats at Night WIP (Acrylic on canvas board, 10 x 12 in) After a holiday break, it’s good to get back to some painting, but I’m never happ...

Whitby Coble (acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 12 in) For various reasons, mostly to do with the approach I first took to the composition and s...

Chicken Shed WIP  (Acrylic on board, 10x10 in) Begun at the Art Club yesterday, for me a nightmare in green, but I have it under control I t...

  Tony Montague at Durham Art Group ( Photo copyright Durham Art Group) I learned today that my old friend, Tony Montague has died. He was ...

  I've always been interested in writing down thoughts and happenings as a way of reinforcing unreliable memory and interrogating some o...

Coffee Shop Laptop (Acrylic on canvas board, 8x8 in) One of the great advantages of a mobile phone is that, if you always carry it with you,...

Baltic Front Room (markers in A5 sketchbook) My first Sketch Crawl (AKA SketchMeet) with the Urban Sketchers Tyne Wear and Tees in something...

Heritage/Glasshouse (Acrylic on canvas board, 10x12 in) I think it was the contrast between the old (the monument in front of St Mary's ...

Bridges of Venice (Acrylic on canvas board, 12x12 in) I put this composition together a few years ago, constructing it from several photogra...

 Laying Cable (acrylic on canvas board, 8 x 8 in) If you're a painter, are you ever surprised by how your paintings turn out? I know my ...

  WIP - Heritage / Glasshouse (Acrylic on canvas board, 10x12 in) A new one started yesterday. I expect the sky will become less apocalyptic...

Kwik Fit (acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 10 in) So many little changes before I was satisfied, but now I think I am. I wonder if you can tell...

  WIP (Acrylic on canvas board, 10x12 in) Another venture into local urban scenes. I spotted the potential of this garage on a trip to the p...

  Top Tape (acrylic on canvas board, 8 x 10 in.) My first painting of 2024, a modest subject: a derelict shop I came across last year in Cam...

Christmas Lights (Acrylic on mountboard, 9 x 9 in, greeting added digitally) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my Reader!  

 

Iron Box (Mixed media, 12x12 in) Yesterday I waved goodbye to this textured wall painting, off to its new home with a collector in Germany. ...