This is a video of a painting I did at Aldbourne a few weeks ago. This is something i wouldn't have done until recently. Painting out and about at various locations has really built my confidence to tackle tricky subjects - and to do it with peeople watching. I plan to visit again next time the band are playing in September! The finished painting at home (I still need to take a picture of it)

Recently I have been oil painting on location around Swindon, and I really enjoy doing so. 

This week I visited Avebury Manor and painted the view over the garden wall. I might sharpen up the detail slightly and add some white flowers but nothing major; it will mostly stay looking as it is. I did a patchwork of pastel colours as an undercoating which I think helps the end painting look vibrant! Probably the bright weather helps too, bringing in inspirational colour and contrast. I've tried to keep some areas neutral. I have often revisited a similar view but

My first country show in Wanborough. I've had a busy few weeks preparing and finishing pictures. Since March I've been painting outside...

Over the seasons this year, this view of Avebury Manor's kitchen garden has filled out with colour. It is the ideal kind of composition I love to paint. Angular architecture, bold areas of colours against a cooler background. Natural frames of trees and walls create a strong structural backdrop. But what really makes this image for me is the wheelbarrow. Colourful, whimsical and bold. With Nasturtiums, sacrificial plants loved by caterpillars next to the ordered vegetab