Oil paintings
My paintings in oils include mainly landscapes and animals, some including the use of palette knife. My appreciation of landscapes possibly grew out of frequent visits to the Lake District when I was younger.
Above: The Canal at Marple, Cheshire – Oil on canvas paper (16″ x 20″).
There is a stretch of 14 locks which provides a beautiful walk, particularly in the summer months. I chose to do this painting using a palette knife, resorting to a brush only for the lock detail.
Above: Little Langdale – Oil on canvas (24″ x 18″).
Below is a composite scene (16″ x 20″).
The main scene was adapted from a photo of the Oregon coast (from a book), and the horse taken from an advert for a painted china plate!
There is an element of fantasy in the scene which I really enjoyed doing.
The painting below, Shanklin Manor, was done as an architectural illustration for advertisement purposes.
I did the painting below of the dogs Josh and Tiny for a friend.
I chose to paint on a heavyweight watercolour paper. I discovered many years ago when I was doing a number of people portraits that this gives a suede-like texture to the painting which I really like.
The painting here is 16″ x 20″.
Below: a pottery still life set up for students to paint using short brush strokes to encourage a continual observing of colour mixing.
The painting of the Stag below was copied from a greetings card. These days I prefer to work directly from my own digital photos, although in copying the work of others additional skills can be learnt.