by Chris | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
This was drawn whilst out with the Birmingham Urban Sketchers group, at the Chinese New Year celebrations in February 2019. It was cold and people were still setting up as it was early. If you look hard you can just see another sketchers...
by Chris | Feb 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is one of my favourite views of the town of Great Malvern, looking across the rooftops of Malvern Priory and the Priory Gatehouse. The warmth of the stone and the variety of architectural styles combine to an elegant whole that is typical of the town. I worked...
by Chris | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
CADIZ AND JEREZ Sketching trip 8th -15th May 2016 A travelogue as written up in my sketchbooks alongside my sketches during the trip. CADIZ Monday 9th May 16 My arrival in Cadiz has been characterised by sudden and violent thunderstorms, a deluge of biblical...
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Paintings of Italy, Watercolour Paintings
This is a view I have painted before, but never taking in such a wide panorama. It was done during a quiet break from my commercial work, in March 2018. I was longing to do something for myself and revisit Venice so I did so in my mind for a few days and produced this...
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Sketchbook Musings
A day out to Hereford with Gill, and as usual I am parked for an hour with my sketchbook while Gill goes off to the shops. It’s a happy arrangement and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting in this quiet corner enjoying the Autumn sunshine. I coloured it as well on the...
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Watercolour Paintings
The Malvern Hills provide endless possibilites for the landscape artist. I have focused upon architectural painting for so long that I feel rusty when I take my paints to the landscape. Having done some watercolour sketches on the hills last year I wanted to do a...
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Sketchbook Musings
This is one of my favourite views of Great Malvern town. Looking across the amazing jumble of rooftops that make up the precincts of Malvern Priory. We only moved to Malvern in the last year (2017) so I was keen to make a start on sketching, just as soon as I had...
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | Sketchbook Musings
This is a sketch I did from a photograph, specifically for a demonstration evening at the Solihull Society of Arts. It was entitled ‘Holiday Sketching’ and I chose the view as I wanted to show how to simplify what looks like a complicated scene, and...
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by Chris | Mar 12, 2015 | Videos, Watercolour Paintings
This was painted in the studio from sketchbooks and photos taken on a visit to Spain in 2008. Segovia is a wonderful city the other side of a mountain range just north of Madrid. The Alcazar Castle stands like a ship on an outcrop of rock at the western edge of the...
