Sunset over water. Oil on board.

Sandsend whites horses, Oil on canvas.

Sandsend sea defences, Oil on board.

 Autumn Shadows, Oil on board, sold.

 In progress, general layout, Lakes waterfall, somewhere above Old Dungeon Ghyll

  In progress, Sunset from Porth Leven, Cornwall.

  In progress, Watersmeet, Devon.

 In progress, Lakes waterfall, Carrock Fell.

I haven't added anything recently so here's a collection of what I've been up to. I have returned to life drawing (or painting) after a break which lasted years! My efforts are recorded below. I have also included some work that I have in progress and a number of sketches.

Sketch, oil on board.

Sketch, oil on board.

Sketch, oil on board.

Sandsend, White Horses, Oil on Canvas.

Sunset, Porth Leven, Cornwall. Oil on Board.

Sandsend Sea Defences 1, study. Oil on Board. Preliminary for a larger painting.

Crags above Wastwater, The Lakes. Oil on Board

Sandsend Sea Defences 2, painting in progress. Oil on Board.

Sketchbook, Stainforth.

Sketchbook, Watersmeet, Devon. White water study 1.

Sketchbook, Watersmeet, Devon. White water study 2.

Sketchbook, Stainforth, Yorkshire. Running Water study 1.

Sketchbook, Bempton Cliffs, study 1.

Sketchbook, Grasmere. Hills.

Sketchbook, Morley. Architectural study.

Sketchbook, Bempton Cliffs, study 2. Bempton Cliffs is a RSPB reserve with a large Gannet colony and the occasional Puffin, not there that day!

Sketchbook, Devon, flowers (name escapes me) study.

Sketchbook, Devon beach, study.

My pochade box, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire and the sketch I completed, below. Trying to do this more to improve my painting and speed. Takes a little getting used too. As I have found, there are 3 types of audience when you are stood there - the people who pretend your not there (very British), the people who talk to you and offer their opinion and those hang around behind you, watching, but not saying a word!

Nostell Priory, garden study, oil on board.

Sketch, oil on board.

 Sketchbook, Staithes Harbour entrance, study.

Sketch, oil on board.

Sketch, oil on board.

Gibsons Mill, reflection, Oil on Board

Autumn leaves, near Grasmere, Oil on Board, 12" x 8"

Gibsons Mill, mill pond, Oil on Board, 12" x 8".

Riverside, York. Oil on Board. Private Collection

White Water, Cornwall. Oil on Board, 10"x10".

I have done this before but in Gouache, I was interested to do the same image in oil to see the difference. I like the wet feel of the oil and the bumps and lumps that give something to the painting.

Kirkstone Pass 1, Snow and Low Cloud. Oil on Board, 8"x8".

Driving from the sunshine of Ambleside, over the snowy Pass into sunshine in Patterdale. At the top of the Pass we were presented with a near monotone landscape. The near abstract subject was an exercise in marks, smudges and blending. I think I got the feel of the place.

Big Skies, West Yorkshire. Oil on Board, 8"x8".

Sandsend Breakwaters in the Sunshine, Oil on Board, 16"x8".
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby.

Painted these breakwaters a few times now (and no doubt will again) as there is a lot going on in them. Waves building and breaking, reflections, colours, light, movement.

I have started to focus on coastal scenes more recently, drawn to where moving water meets seemingly immovable objects. Trying to get that sense of energy, changing colours, depth, reflections and weather is the challenge.

Sandsend Sea Defences, towards Whitby, Yorkshire.
Oil on Board, 10"x 20" - Sold

Cliffs towards Lands End, Cornwall.
Gouache on paper.

At last, a break in the rain and I get a chance to photograph my most recent paintings.

Stormy Sea, Sandsend to Whitby, Yorkshire, Oil on board, 8" x 16".
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby (Sold). 

Robin Hoods Bay from Raw, Yorkshire,
Oil on board. Sold

Procession, Sandsend, Yorkshire, Oil on board, 8" x 16".
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby (Sold). 

White water_1, Cornwall,
Gouache on Paper.

A return to a medium that I haven't used for a while and very different to oil, looking forward to getting to grips with a new medium.

Tides Out, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, Oil on board, 8" x 8".
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby.

    Saltaire, Shipley, Yorkshire, Oil on board, 8" x 8", framed. Sold

Another wet into wet exercise, also an exercise in trying to work quicker and not getting hung up on architectural detail.

Houses on the Hill, Staithes, Yorkshire, Oil on board, 8" x 8" Framed.
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby. (Sold)

Wet paint into wet background trying to work quickly in oil. The background was dark so a good exercise in overwhelming them with the lighter colours. It was also an exercise in getting away from painting windows as I know they're built to just creating the impression of windows.

Sunset on the Waves, Cornwall, oil on board, 10" x 10", Framed, Private Collection.

A pretty abstract image. Quite a challenge to get the movement of the sea before it hits the beach.