Hillier Gardens Grass and Trees

Hillier Gardens Grass and Trees

Hillier gardens was started by Sir Harold Hillier in the 1960s, becoming a charitable trust in the 1970s. It covers an area of 180 acres, contains 42,000 trees and shrubs and is to be found near to Romsey, Hampshire in the UK.

The scene depicted in the painting is a spectacular view offered from one of the public huts where the public can rest and enjoy looking across miles of countryside in to Wiltshire. This is a scene that often captures the artist eye upon visiting.

The painting is done in oils, in a one day sitting on a canvas board measuring 10” x 12”, using a red acrylic ground, and painting 'wet in to wet'.

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Hillier Gardens Grass and Trees-oil painting

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

 

Lepe Lighthouse is situated in the Lepe Country Park within the New Forest, Hampshire, UK.

It was built in 2000 to help sailors navigate the approach to the Beaulieu river from the Solent, and is a very distinctive landmark on the coast. The lighthouse is formally known as the Beaulieu River Millennium beacon.

The painting is done in acrylics on a canvas board measuring 10” x12”, within a day.

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Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire-acrylic painting

Southampton cargo ship as seen at Weston Shore

Southampton cargo ship as seen at Weston Shore

This oil painting was done in March 2014 on a small 10” x 12” canvas board. It shows a scene one sunny morning of a 'Wallenius Wilhelmsen' cargo ship, loading up with cars, docked at the Eastern Docks at Southampton. The view is a typical one as seen from Weston Shore on the opposite side of Southampton Water and the large grain silos are a distinctive landmark in the area.

Southampton cargo ship as seen at Weston Shore-oil painting

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Winter Fishing at Weston Shore, Southampton

Winter Fishing at Weston Shore, Southampton

A group of people are seen fishing in Southampton Water, on Weston Shore, Southampton, during a sunny winters afternoon. The shore is made up of shingle, and this location is near to the car park. On the opposite side of the water is a part of the port of Southampton where a 'Wallenius Wilhelmsen' ship is in dock, next to the distinctive silos which are a local landmark at the entrance to the port.

The painting is done in oils on a canvas board measuring 16” x 20”, and was painted during autumn 2013, based on a photo taken during January of that year.

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Winter Fishing at Weston Shore, Southampton oil painting

New forest Horse drinking from stream wip oil painting

New forest Horse drinking from stream wip oil painting

This small painting shows a horse in the New forest, UK, drinking from a stream. The photo shows the work at 3 different stages. It measures 10" x 12" and is painted in oils during a day.

horse drinking from stream WIP oil painting

Single Boat on Eling Mudflats

Single Boat on Eling Mudflats

This painting was created in April 2014, and is executed in oils on a canvas panel, sized at 10” x 12”. It shows a number of yachts and boats resting on the mudflats at Eling Mill, hampshire. The composition concentrates on one boat and its reflection in the water. This reflection in the water drew me to the setting as did the red buoy, complementing the blue of the boat and sky.

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Single Boat on Eling Mudflats-oil painting

Two boats on Eling Mudflats

Two boats on Eling Mudflats-acrylic painting

This painting features two boats resting on the mudflats at Eling, near to the old mill, in the county of Hampshire. It is based on a photograph that had three boats in it, but I removed one to make a clearer composition, with just two boats beside the river bank, and added more mud and foliage to the right. The painting was done in April 2014 and is painted in acrylics on a board sized at 10” x 12”.

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Two boats on Eling Mudflats-acrylic painting