Monday 18 March 2024

Plein air painting 83

Plein air painting 83

Southampton Andrews park buildings art Davey

Following on from the previous post, this is a further view from Andrews Park, in the middle of Southampton city. It is painted a day later,(during October 2022) from a location just a few feet away but looking in a different direction. Here various tall buildings can be seen (one in scaffolding) along the Brunswick Place/ Charlotte place roads. University buildings are in the centre with the Jurys Inn hotel on the right. 
Oil painted on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5".

Saturday 9 March 2024

Plein air painting 84

Plein air painting 84

gates at Southampton cemetery Davey

This plein air landscape features the Tudor influenced gates at Southampton 'Old' cemetery. This is from inside, looking out of the boundary of the cemetery, where Cemetery Rd leads in to the avenue and the central part of the city. 
The cemetery was opened on 7 May 1846 and is largely unused now for burials. Two stone griffins once surmounted the pillars, lost at some point in time. Most of the buildings and some memorials in the cemetery are Grade II listed structures. The cemetery covers 27 acres and has a number of graves associated with the Titanic, Battle of Waterloo, Charge of the Light Brigade, the Indian Mutiny and Boer War.
Painted one morning in early November 2022, using oils on a piece of cardboard, cut to 12" x 9.5". 

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Plein air painting 103

Plein air painting 103


A grouping of tree trunks (Redwoods) as found at Rhinefield, New Forest in Southern England. The painting is sized at 12" x 9.5", and painted on mounting board using oils. It was done on the 1st June 2023.



Sunday 11 February 2024

still life painting 14

 still life painting 14 

teapot fruit still life painting M P Davey.

Still life featuring a bright yellow ceramic teapot with two pieces of fruit. Painted in a few hours using oils, alla prima on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5. It was done in early February 2023.

Tuesday 30 January 2024

Plein air painting 82

Plein air painting 82

clock tower Southampton painting Martin Davey

The famous tower clock of the grade II listed Civic Centre building is seen here rising above the trees. The location is Andrews park, in the centre of the city of Southampton. Painted one early Sunday morning with sunshine, in October,2022 on mounting board cut to 12" x 9.5", using oil paint.

Sunday 21 January 2024

Plein air painting 81

Plein air painting 81

landscape art countryside pepperbox hill Wiltshire


Following on from the previous post is this second painting done in the Pepperbox Hill area during October 2022. It was an amazing view that went on for miles and miles. The city of Salisbury is in the view but swallowed by the enormous landscape surrounding it. Originally a herd of cows sat in the bottom left of the scene and sat calmly watching me set up. As soon as I dipped the brush into paint, the whole herd moved off scene!
Painted on mounting board cut to 12"x 9.5". Oil painted.

Monday 15 January 2024

Head painting exercise - 'The Walking Dead' 03

Head painting exercise - 'The Walking Dead' 03

Walking dead characters oil paintings

A selection of further characters from the long running and popular 'The Walking Dead' TV series.
The characters shown are Tara Chambler,  Morgan Jones,  Abraham Ford, Sasha Williams. Each painting is done in oils, mainly in one sitting, on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5". Painted late 2022/ early 2023. 

Tara Chambler


Morgan Jones

Abraham Ford

Sasha Williams