I have a historic Winchester building to share with you today. And it’s a rare interior scene for me. The Great Hall is one of the finest surviving aisled halls of the 13th century. It was part of Winchester Castle one of the first Norman castles built in England by […]
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Lime Tree Walk
A local seasonal study to share today. This avenue of Lime Trees can be found at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire. It’s particularly special at this time of year, as the Spring bulbs emerge. These delicate blue/mauve Chionodoxa, also known as ‘Glory of the Snow’, were always going to present a […]
Read MoreA Spring Garden (Jane Austen’s House)
There’s definitely that sense of the season changing this week. We’ve had some lovely sunny days and the Spring garden that I can see from the studio is starting to come to life. Bulbs rising from the ground. Green shoots on the trees. My favourite Cherry (an ornamental tree we […]
Read MoreWinchester College Studies
Here are a couple of new local scenes, painted Winchester College studies on canvas. One is very much an architectural piece, with almost no green but I hope with its own elegance. The other is all about the landscape and the rolling seas of foliage as you look out over […]
Read MoreMy Neighbour Totoro
Forest spirits have been spotted in the studio! A famous Japanese character pops up in this recent return to the Gillian Lynne and some new cut paper artwork. I was invited to create a painting that would celebrating the play ‘My Neighbour Totoro’; which launches at the theatre this week. […]
Read MoreTwickenham Rugby
I have a new addition to my sports & festivals collection to share, and it has arrived right in the middle of the Six Nations tournament. It’s an imagined match between England and Ireland at Twickenham. Twickenham Framed It was difficult to give a feel for the stadium shape, while […]
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