I love exploring cities. experiencing the vibrant atmosphere and urban spaces. There is usually a jumble of time periods and a variety in the surviving buildings. I particularly enjoy discovering the quieter contemplative spaces between the busy, bustling ones. They are often found through wandering the pavements… taking that extra time to walk and look around.
These posts contain some of my city artworks, inspired by the architecture of the world and a lot of wanderlust!
I love a good vibrant pub painting! This one seems particularly bright and cheery, which probably speaks to the wonderful time we had visiting Dublin last year. ‘The Temple Bar, Dublin’ is fresh off the easel, complete with its eye-catching red frames and lush box planting. The pub sits at […]
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I have an archive box of paper illustrations in the studio. A precious trove of previous paintings that I really need to pull out and display. It’s one of my missions for the year, to see more of those archived pieces listed on the website. And I’ve started here with […]
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I have always felt engaged by a good city study. And I had long ago made it the focus of my painting; enjoying my travel experiences and bringing home photos and sketches to work from back at the studio. But it wasn’t until I was invited to work on a […]
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This new Winter painting is a personal piece. It’s inspired by the bustling central London marketplace, a beacon for many visitors to the city including theatregoers and festive shoppers. It’s a meeting place for so many people and the site of thousands of individual stories. As a family it holds […]
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Presenting another self-initiated architectural study, this time featuring the iconic dome designed by Sir Christopher Wren with my own festive twist. ‘St Paul’s Cathedral Winter Flurry’ is perhaps a whimsical title… but there’s no doubt that I wanted to create this one with a card and decoration in mind. As […]
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A fresh canvas to share today! For anyone who follows my social feeds you might have seen this new City Museum Painting has been long in the making. It probably wasn’t that many weeks, but it feels like it was a work in progress for some time. I shared a […]
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