The stray.

A cowboy rounding up a stray. A minimal limited palette, using a palette knife, brush and some medium. Oil on canvas 25x30 cm.

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Sea view

I have been experimenting a lot recently with paint texture and abstraction. This painting is such a study of forms such as the clouds, the sky and the sea. Oil on paper using a palette knife 7x10 ins.

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Cloud reflections in water, oil study.

 A study of clouds over water. Palette knife with brush. I wanted colour harmony with texture. Oil on gessoed paper 8x10ins.

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Twins

A watercolour of figures enjoying a day on the beach, on one of our sunny summer days, a few weeks ago. Cotton rag 140 lbs paper 9 x 5.5 ins.

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A church on a hill, oil study on gessoed paper.

Whilst out on my rambles, I come across familiar sites and places. The church depicted is one such place that I have passed on numerous occasions. It's in a sleepy little village a few miles from my house. This particular day, the church was back lit against the sky and hills and I was interested in the profile the church made against the sky, thus transforming the ordinary familiar everyday scene, for me at least. Oil on gessoed paper 5x7 ins.

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Orange and black with blue.

I love painting figures and this study is two women in contrasting colours that I saw on a recent trip to town. Oil on gessoed paper 7x5 ins. Impasto and brush work..

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River landscape, oil study on paper

River landscape study and sky reflections. Oil on gessoed watercolour paper. Palette knife impasto with some brush work.

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