The Autumn Collection, but not from M&S!!

There is definitely an Autumnal feeling about the weather now!

I love the early morning light and the mists that hang in the air

as the seasons change and the nights grow a little colder.

These are just a couple of the images I've done for the

Autumn Preview next month.

The summer wardrobe has definitely had more of an outing this year

and hopefully will stay out for a while yet.

So this is just a taste of things to come, but with any luck not until

November at least!!

"Colours of Morning"

"Til There Was You"

Finally

These are the last images for the event at Artique. Phew!!

It's been a long hard slog but I finally got there.

It's been great to work on a variety of images and

use different mediums.

Still love doing the wildlife so I saved them til last.

All were inspired by my safaris to Botswana,

looking through my reference made me want to go back:

though I'd like to do Kenya next time!!

"Watching For Mum" Original Oil

"Grandma Knows Best" Original Pencil

"Guidance" Original Pencil

And There's More!!

Finally!!

After a really busy month the work is sent

to the "packing department" and is now

packed up and ready to go to DeMontfort.

A mixture of work is enclosed, this is a detail from

a piece I was particularly pleased with.

Don't very often say that but I thought the

light hitting the figures worked really well.

One Down .... to go!!

This is the first painting completed for an event

at Artique Gallery in April.

As well as seascapes there will be a

good selection of my other styles,

including wildlife, yay!!!

Don't get the chance to do wildlife very often

so looking forward to doing those.

It's going to be a joint event with Toni Hargreaves

on 28th April 6-8pm at Artique Tunbridge.

Well can't stop here chatting got pictures to paint!!

What's Another Year??

I started this picture nearly two years ago.

Just fancied doing something a bit different!!

I had a brief window of opportunity time wise,

or so I thought. But then things got really busy!!

I've never had chance to return to it and I doubt

I will this year either. Maybe next year??!!

For those interested in the technical stuff,

it's an acrylic underpainting on Fisher 400paper.

I've just started to work the background

with pastel as well. It was the light and

atmosphere I liked, so watch this space!!

But not too often, it could be a while!!!

Back to the Future!!

Cryptic Title??!

Not really, all will become clear.

This is the start of my future and I am now free

from previous contractual obligations.

I have lots of new ideas that I want to work on

so I am taking a trip back to to Devon for a

few days!!I shall be getting reference for the

new work and when I come back I shall

be puttingthe ideas in to practice.

It's been a long time since I saw

this sort of coastline so I'm hoping

the weather will be kind, but it will

be great whatever the weather!!

The Things You See!!

Well what can I say!! I know it's been ages since

I put anything on my blog. I have no excuses,

but I do have reasons, can't say what, sorry!!

Anyway!! I was away recently delivering

some pictures to galleries, yes it was when

we had summer a couple of weeks ago!!

I was up early this glorious morning

to take some photos. I decided to cross

the bridge and this is what I saw!!

No!! I couldn't believe it either!!

This bloke was just stood there with

a pig on his shoulder!!!

It was plastic, of course, but still??!!

As I walked past him he merely said

"Lovely Morning"

What could I say?