Three churches

Acrylic on canvas with drawing and printing ink. Sorry slightly blurred image of churches at Llanddew, Crambe and Bossall. All a bit green perhaps.

Latest studio works

Continuing on the theme of churches and using Lucy's background, see previous post, three churches in acrylic and graphite. From left to right, Crambe, Bossall and Llanddew. Also a re working of a previous work of chrysanths in a jug. Acrylic and paper cut outs on canvas.

Coed Dyfodol Sarnau

Trying again with the graphite sticks to represent something of what is there. This is a redundant farm viewed from Coed Dyfodol near Sarnau.

LLanddew Church

Don't know the name of this church, at Llanddew near Brecon but very chunky and old, thirteenth century according to the signs. graphite and acrylic on paper.

More sketches

This time work by Lucy who has been people spotting and experimenting with the ink wash. Lovely free lines.

The Punchbowl and The Skirrid

A larger version of the earlier Punchbowl painting. Just in case you wondered there is the pond at The Punchbowl and The Skirrid in the distance. Jet planes are flying high overhead from London to the US and the circle represents a large beech pollard which are common in this area.

Cardiff Museum and Art Gallery

Visited Cardiff Museum today and saw Sisely exhibition and the newly re organised art galleries. The Sisely stuff included some of his London paintings and his impressions of Penarth. What struck me was how some of these paintings almost looked photo realistic from the other side of the room, but were very painterly close too. The small ink and wash sketches were also very fresh.

My favourite painting in the main gallery was a tiny Graham Sutherland of a coastal view with flowers. Also more neo romantic paintings than previously with half a dozen Piper's but almost no contemporary painting, presumably because there is a new exhibition starting tomorrow with modern interpretations of the human figure. Got an old catalogue of the Williams collection which includes mainly Piper and Ceri Richards with a rather fine Ivon Hitchens Arched Trees No 12 (pictured)

The Punchbowl, Abergavenny.

Photo of the studio showing what a great space it is. The printing table is on the right and the drawing table in front of the window. Also a painting of The Punchbowl, near Abergavenny, one of the sites where I have been working at for the last five or six years.

St Elvan's church again

Trying out my new old fashioned ink pen on bristol board. Quick sketches and a more detailed drawing.

studio practise

At last we have a studio to practise in, at least for a few months. Carrying on with the church theme, this time, St Elvan's Church, Aberdare which is visible from the window. Trying 5 minute sketches and 20 minute paintings.