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 | 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 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...
by Chris | May 28, 2012 | Watercolour Paintings
Fishing Boats at St. Ives, Cornwall With all the beautiful sunny weather this week I just wanted to paint something really sunny and summery. Looking through an old sketch book I found a pen and ink drawing of some boats from when we were on holiday as a...
by Chris | Apr 13, 2011 | Watercolour Paintings
Why do I like Malmesbury so much? The Abbey surely has much to do with it. I sang there with my choir (Wessex Male Choir) last year, and the atmosphere and acoustics were lovely. But in Spring weather such as we have had recently I decided to ‘get around’ to painting...
by Chris | Mar 17, 2011 | Watercolour Paintings
This is an unusual subject for me – a bridge on Exmoor, (but do you know which one?) It’s a famous one, and very old. I was commissioned to paint this as a birthday present for someone. I used burnt sienna as a base wash behind much of it which gives it the reddish...
by Chris | Aug 16, 2010 | Watercolour Paintings
Judy Adamson’s Art and Design blog: Guest Post by Chris Fothergill – On the Back of an…: “I’m sure many of our readers will be able to identify with today’s guest post by Chris Fothergill – I certainly can and frequently...
