Deceptive memories of sooty buildings? Imagine an Urban Landscape. Do you think of Clean? Probably not. Cities are much cleaner than they used to be but cities and grim go together like pencil and lead. Like many other cities, the clean air act transformed Manchester. Save Save Save Save Save As a child I remember […]
Urban Landscape – Dirty Old Mill Read More »
Traveling along Great Ancoats Street in Manchester you cannot help but notice the subject of this Express building painting. Home of the Daily Express but now in new hands, it’s distinctive style has aged well. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was quite a new building. The fact it’s nearly 80 years old is a testament to it’s innovative design. A building that was even more impressive when it was still in use with the printing pressing running at full speed. All visible from the street, and an even better view when seen from the top deck of a bus.
Mixed Media Painting Inspired by Revolutionary Design Read More »
A perfect painting can be wrecked in seconds. Knowing when to stop painting is a dilemma. If you’ve created anything from scratch you’ll know that you can be progressing well with a creation. Everything is working out well until.. You do a little bit too much, then panic sets in. You try and salvage the
Knowing when to Stop Painting – Painting Admiralty Arch . Read More »
On the last day of the year, I’m sharing 12 paintings One for each month of 2016 to sum up the year. January – Not your usual Wedding Month. But I’ve always done my own thing, and, yes, I did get married in January. A good few years ago now though. This is one of
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After hectic period, returning back to the studio is always a joy. The change of pace, the opportunity to catch my breath and create something new. So this week I’ve been working on a painting Chester Clock Tower. Sometimes there are dramas, Like having no water for a day, either due to the pipes freezing
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Landscape Painting often involves plein air sketching. That translates as “painting outside” to the average person. I have done landscape paintings and sketched outside in the past and will do so in the future. But there’s nothing quite like painting in the studio. Especially when you work in watercolour and it’s wet and windy outside.
Landscape Painting – Indoors or out? Read More »
