Below is an acrylic rendering of a very early morning meadow in Suffolk close to the famous Flatford Mill and the river Stour where Constable lived and painted. I was drawn to the almost Fauvist qualities of the colours and shadows and the blaze of sorrel in the forground.

Through oil painting I love to express the wonder of the changing face of nature in the places I visit, those locally that I love and am familiar with, and special places  visited on holidays. It is the way light at different times of day, different seasons creates a whole new beauty, ever changing and evanescent , that I try to capture. I have abandoned the brush in favor of 'mark making tools' created out of kitchen spatulars, cut up credit cards, old tooth brushes and anything that provides the required mark.

Batik provides a way of working that allows my imagination free reign within the landscape of my mind. These abstract works are both highly personal and yet I consider them also to come from those universal themes that touch all of us in some way.

During Lockdown I have had the good fortune to to spend much time in creativity in my studio. As well as several new oil paintings and some experimentation with Batik painting I have enjoyed a return to drawing, some of which feature on the third page. The intricate nature of these drawings I feel reflect my inner journey through this strange and difficult time.

Bluebells in Berkshire woodland....the perfume and shades of blue like no other.       Above: sunlight creates warm motes from the colours beneath the water.

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This is an oil painting of an inlet of the Thames near Heron Island Caversham. Painted after a period of flooding which created the wonderful reflections.

Opposite Autumn woodland with gold sunlight on bracken.

                                                                                                Winter reeds on the Kennett river

an enthusiastic return to watercolour after years of ignoring it. It is by far the most difficult of the mediums I use, however a course at Dedham Hall with David Howell has given me renewed confidence and excitement to use watercolour in my own way, taking risks and experimenting. Watch this space.