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.

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.

Sandsend Breakwaters, Yorkshire. Oil on board, 8"x8", Framed.
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby. (Sold)

A wet day on the beach with the tide coming in. I am always drawn to these battered breakwaters as they calmly march into the oncoming waves. The overcast sky and the wet sand made for interesting reflections and a challenge to capture in paint.

 Sunset in Porthleven, Cornwall. Oil on board, 10"x10", Framed, Private Collection.

A sunset that took all of ten minutes to sink beyond the horizon but produced a terrific colour display before it went. I like to remember these moments when the British summer isn't being particularly summery!

Woodland_1, West Yorkshire. Oil on board, 10"x10", unframed.

Wild Garlic Woodland, Sleights, North Yorkshire. Oil on board, 10"x10", Framed.
Showing at: Trattles & Geall Fine Arts, Whitby.

Breakwaters, Southwold, Suffolk. 10" x 10", oil on board, Framed, Private Collection.

Trying to convey the sun on the water and the movement of water is quite a challenge.

Moored Boats, Ilfracombe harbour, oil on board. Framed.

This was a late afternoon scene. What drew me to this view was the stark contrast between the highlights and the shadows. Most of my paintings will have something of this contrast in them, for me it can add a little depth.

White water coastline, 10" x 10", oil on board.

I have a lot of images of this kind. I am attracted to the colours, light, movement and the sheer energy of water.