My interest in the details goes back a long way. I can remember when I was very small losing myself in the patterns on my Aunt Belle’s china, looking at the cast iron coal hole covers on the pavement, following the swirls in the paisley carpet designs. Along with the smell of damp and the dust motes floating in the air the things I remember best from the long hours in church were the carvings on the medieval screen, the worn encaustic tiles on the chancel floor and the graffiti bitten deep into the choir stalls by previous generations of the bored. Of the interminable sermons not a word ever stayed with me. I spend a lot of time drawing and painting buildings. I usually start by getting to know the silhouette but it’s the details that draw me in. Looking back through my photo files I’m amazed by how many times I seem to click the shutter on something small, but amazing. Here is just a small selection.
 The next art course I'm teaching at Artison is: A Contemporary Approach to Watercolour Friday, 18th May 2012 Price: £65.00 Watercolour frequently suffers from an undeserved reputation as a pale, washed out medium. Contemporary watercolour artists, however, are exploring vibrant new ways of creating results rich in colour and texture and this course looks at some easy ways to take these ideas into your work. By the end of the course will be able to: - Mix and use watercolour in a variety of ways - Incorporate different media for different effects - Plan paintings which move away from traditional styles - Develop an awareness of directions in contemporary watercolour To book CLICK HERE  Fountains Abbey,
Late Evening Watercolour Framed Size: 28" x 21" Currently on sale at The Gallery, Masham To enquire about this painting CLICK HERE To visit the NEW Gallery website CLICK HERE
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