General Tank - digital illustration

In an alternate 1^st WW universe, this caterpillar tracked vehicle armed with a long gun, was to have been seen on the muddy battlefields. It also acts as a 'General', with its stylised face, barking orders to the few remaining at the scene of devitalisation and death.

The war illustration can be seen in greater detail here.

Old dead tree - oil painting

Painted during Autumn 2023, the subject is an old dead tree, resting on the ground and gently rotting away. It was to have been seen in the New Forest, Hampshire during the summer of that year, where a reference photograph was taken of the subject, leading on to the creation of the studio painting later on.

The painting measures 20 x 16", and is painted in oils on primed mounting board.

It can be seen in greater detail on this link.

Plein air painting 122 13 april Houndwell place juct with St Mary's place

Plein air painting 122 

Painted on the 13th April 2024 this view shows a typically unremarkable view of a road junction between Houndwell place and St Mary's place, Southampton. Capella house (flats) is dominant with St Marys church spire in the background.
Done in oils on cardboard sized at 12 x 9.5".

Plein air painting 118

On the 6th January 2024 the urban sketchers (facebook group) met at Ocean village, Southampton. It was a very cold Saturday morning, not helped by standing in the shade of a large building where I missed out on warmth from what little sun there was, and wanted to get it done as soon as possible. Painted in oils on mounting board, sized at 12 x 9.5"over a 1 ½ hours.

Plein air painting 105

Viewed along the River Hamble (Hampshire) is this walkway that runs between Warsash and Swanwick. The area is prone to flooding every time the tide is in, so the walkway is of a certain height to combat this. The river is on the left side of the painting while the right side is used for drainage. In the background can be seen Hamble marina. Painted in oils on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5". Done on a hot and windy 15th June 2023.

Plein air painting 98b

Following on from the previous painting, done during 15th May 2023 was this quick painting done a few mins walk from the last location. Here the mouth of the River Hamble can be seen as it intersects with Southampton Water, across which can be seen Fawley oil refinery. Two tanker ships with red hulls are docked alongside the complex.
Painted in oils on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5".

Plein air painting 102

On June 3 2023 the Southampton Urban Sketchers met up, with the subject being Bitterne Triangle, on the outskirts of central Southampton, Hampshire. However it was difficult to find a good location there, (a road junction) and one with good light that instead I just went for a view of the local 'Riverside' park, a few seconds away. The Itchen river is shown in an upstream view with Portswood in the background. It was a hot day and this plein air was completed during the morning. It is sized at 12" x 9.5" and done on mounting board.