A view of the Ponte Vecchio (or Old Bridge) in Florence. This is my latest (November 2017) watercolour, based on a sketch done from next to the bridge done amongst the tourist hordes, the local artists and hawkers. Surprisingly sketching here wasn’t too bad – and I tended to be ignored by most of the […]
Mousehole near Penzance, Cornwall. Well known for its scenic harbour, is a challenging place to drive around when it is busy, with its narrow twisting streets, but also good place for breakfast or a cup of tea in the cafes. A favorite of many an artist. This painting is also available from my Etsy […]
This is just a sketch – of one of the Cadgwith fishing boats – this one is PZ 707 ‘Scorpio’ – which also appears in my painting “Three Boats at Cadgwith” – also in my Boats, harbours and things nautical gallery
This is one of my older drawings, of the fishing trawler Ebernezer, and is dug out of the archives to show some contrast between my artwork now and some time ago. It also reflects a long-time interest in both harbours and fishing boats- if you go to my ‘Boats,harbours and things nautical’ gallery there are […]
My view of St.Woolos Cathedral, Newport. Gwent St. Woolos is situated on top of Stow Hill which overlooks the City of Newport in South Wales. According to legend the church possibly originally dates back to c.500 when it was founded by Gwynllyw, a local warlord and raider, The site is certainly an ancient one. Now […]