Woman in a blue hat

In between oil painting, I have recently been doing some direct watercolour studies. With these I just paint directly on to the paper, no pencil or drawing as a guide. The aim is to do the painting directly and in one go, no further washes or additions. There needs to be a little blotting here and there to lift out some colour, otherwise it's all direct. 12x9 ins on Fabriano artistico 140 lbs paper.

In the garden

In the garden. This is a painting of my wonderful daughter Lucy, in the garden, in London on a summer day, painted in 1998. Watercolour on paper 15x8.5 ins. My watercolour style then was a mixture of loose washes and fairly detailed in other areas.

Village street.

A street scene in a small village in Kilkenny county. Late autumn with summer hanging on. I was struck by the colour more than the scene, where nothing was happening.Watercolour on140lbs paper. 9.5x11 ins. 2007