Monthly Archives: January 2016

Experienced being surrounded by a sleet shower on Stanage Edge. Watched the weather approach from several miles away. Tried to capture the moment before the shower totally enveloped the landscape. Interesting to try and capture such a fleeting moment, no … Continue reading →

The finished painting, mood, atmosphere and colour, as I want it. The painting is based on a shower I experienced moving quickly towards me along the Edge in December 2015. Developing the image       The initial planning of … Continue reading →

150 x 100 cm Morning Light Stanage Edge. Mixed Media on Canvas A painting showing sunlight breaking through clouds along the length of Stanage Edge.

100 x 100 cm Late Afternoon Stanage Edge. Mixed Media on Canvas 150 x 100 cm Winter evening Shower Stanage Edge Mixed Media on Canvas Stanage Edge is a one of the longest gritstone edges in the Dark Peak District. … Continue reading →

My work is synonymous with the Dark Peak and interpreted in textured paintings of the moors and grit edges, in all weather and seasons. Sketchbook drawing and watercolour painting in the landscape is a very important to my creative process, … Continue reading →

Dramatic break in the clouds over Stanage Edge. The rain continues to fall

An image showing the start of a new painting on a 120 x 80 cm canvas, using mixed media and oil paint. Then its development after several more hours painting  

Started a series of unusual rock formations on Stanage Edge. This piece is on 150 x 100 cm  canvas painted with a mixed media technique. It has just finished raining and the rocks are glistening with water and a new … Continue reading →

The warm weather, cloud and heavy rain mean the weather patterns in this country are changing? These small canvas pieces are about this possible change, less light and softer colours. The glimpses of blue sky and vapour trails at the … Continue reading →