Plein air painting 32

Painted in August 2021 this picture shows a part of the large 'old' cemetery in the city of Southampton. Situated near the the main entrance is a chapel, the back of which is seen here, now used as a small business centre. It measures 27 acres and opened in the 1840s. The painting itself is done in oils on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5"

Small New Forest stream in summer - WIP stages

The image above shows WIP on a painting showing a stream within the New Forest, a national park situated in southern England. In the first panel, upper left can be seen the initial drawing, done in brown acrylic paint. This was based on a set of photographs taken a few years before. The second stage is in the upper right image that demonstrates the use of underpainting, which is the basic colours (and no details) applied thinly to give a rough foundation to the painting. The paint is oil paint, part diluted with a spirit like medium and painted over the acrylic drawing. Once this layer is dry (typically a week on) then the painting properly can be tackled. As seen in the 3^rd, bottom left panel the paint is applied thick, in fact as it comes out of the paint tube with the colour mixed to the final desired effect and details placed in using careful painting. Finally the last panel shows the completed painting which included a glazing layer on to of the main painting. This extra layer is like mostly transparent oil colour added to give extra depth to the colours, much like a tint.

This New Forest landscape painting is sized at 20” x 16” and created on mounting board. It can be seen in greater detail on this link.  

Plein air painting 31

Painted in August 2021 this plein air landscape artwork shows a view of Town Quay road, Southampton, Hampshire. The view, west of the street, is occupied by a number of bars and restaurants down the bottom of the road is the Southampton Royal Pier Pavilion, a large white building. The dominant building in the painting is Gods House Tower, a Tudor building now used as an arts centre, but was once part of the defences of the walled city 500 years ago. Only a part of the building is shown, the actual tower would be seen off to the far right. It is painted in oils on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5". Because of changing lighting conditions the painting was started one morning and then, when the lighting (and time) was the same, continued 10 days later.

Small New Forest stream in summer - oil painting

A quiet, picturesque summer scene from within the New Forest, Hampshire is shown in this landscape oil painting. The stream is near a campsite, itself near to the town of Brockenhurst, and situated in the heart of the forest, a national park.

This painting was created during late summer 2021, and sized at 20” x 16” primed mounting board. Oils were used with a glazed layer on top once dried for stronger colour intensity when seen in person. This landscape art can be seen as a larger, more detailed image by following this link.

Plein air painting 30

Plein air 30 

Painted during a very hot August day in 2021, a part of Ocean Village, Southampton is depicted one afternoon. Originally this area was part of the original docks built in the 1840s. During the 1980s the area was redeveloped and continues to be home to further new building schemes that offer apartments, offices and restaurants on the ground floor. This painting, done in oils measures 12" x 9.5" was painted on mounting board.

Gallery exhibition poster 2022

A selection of my work is on show at the City art gallery, Southampton, UK. The pictures are to be seen at the entrance and I will be painting in the main hall most days during the event, which starts on the 9th April and finishes 4th June. Southampton City Art Gallery, Commercial Road, Southampton SO14 7LP
This is the poster created by the gallery for the event.

 still life painting 06

Still life oil painting of an old teddy, done in June 2021. It is done on cardboard sized a 12" x 9". The teddy was mine and dates from 1970.