Category Archives: watercolour

Arthington Viaduct

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Arthington Viaduct

Arthington Viaduct

Arthington Viaduct by the River Wharfe, West Yorkshire

The viaduct was engineered by James Bray for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, c.1850.

Chapel Allerton Art Trail 2014

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The Three Hulats, Harrogate Road, Leeds

The Three Hulats, Harrogate Road, LS7

Being local, I am honoured to have my paintings on show at The Three Hulats for the next two weeks as part of the Chapel Allerton Art Trail 2014, organised by Inkwell and Chapel Allerton Arts Festival. My pictures are in the darts room, so be careful. Lots of local artists are getting exposure during festival week. Download a map here.

The Official Opening of the event happens on Tuesday 26th August, 6-9pm. Follow the art trail along the 18 locations on Harrogate Road from Inkwell to Further North Bar (about half a mile). Everyone is welcome!

There’s an Art Trail Artists’ Talk on Thursday 28th August, 6-8pm at Inkwell. I’ll be taking part, along with fellow artists Nick Claiden, Helen Dryden and Fred Pepper.

Into Swaledale

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Coming down from Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales - headed towards the T-junction by Thwaite - this is Upper Swaledale. Bicycles will be coming here soon - Tour de France 2014 Stage 1, Leeds to Harrogate 2014
Yorkshire Dales, coming down from Buttertubs Pass – headed towards the T-junction by Thwaite in Upper Swaledale. Tour de France 2014 Stage 1, Leeds to Harrogate.

Buttertubs Pass

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Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales, between Hawes and Muker, one of two King of the Mountains climbs in Stage One of the 2014 Tour de France
Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales, between Hawes and Muker, one of two King of the Mountains climbs in Stage One of the 2014 Tour de France
Yorkshire Dales between Hawes and Muker – the bicycles will be coming this way soon. Buttertubs is the highest elevation in the Tour de France Stage 1 2014, Leeds to Harrogate.

View from the Chevin

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View from the Chevin IV, oil painting on paper. The last and favourite of my recent quartet of paintings about the view from the Chevin. This one sums it up best, the way I saw it in my head. I did a drawing with my eyes shut first to help me realise this. The town of Otley is represented by the brown lines, the reservoirs are in the mid disance and the Yorkshire Dales are beyond the horizon.

View from the Chevin IV

View from the Chevin III, watercolour. View of Otley from the Chevin - the hill that hangs over the town on the south side. This one actually shows the houses - as well as trees and moors.

View from the Chevin III

I painted the view a few times.

A pencil drawing with my eyes shut. I could see what I wanted to paint, but only in my mind's eye, not on the paper. This drawing helped.

View from the Chevin, eyes shut

Oil painting on paper of the view from the Chevin, a hill overlooking Otley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire. Keep going in the direction of the horizon and you get to the Yorkshire Dales.

View from the Chevin I

Summerhouse in Roundhay

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Watercolour painting of a former tennis pavilion now used as a summerhouse in Roundhay, Leeds 8.
Another commission – and I was keen to do it. I exhibited here recently in the Roundhay Arts Trail. One of my more formal paintings, not an easy subject and difficult to execute.

Seasnake

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Seasnake III
Seasnake II
Seasnake I
I’ve never met a sea snake but the urge to draw this shape makes me think my ancestors did. Either way, it’s about a life-force. The paintings were a commission I’m happy to say, and finished this week.

Clock changing woods

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woods 28th march
I’m losing sleep tonight. The clocks go forward and in the lost hour it feels like time to stop painting the trees and look for a different horizon.
Here’s a drawing with my eyes shut. It still looks like trees:
eyes shut drawing