A view of the Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi Gallery

  Another view of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence – this time from the river bank outside the Uffizi gallery. Again in a slightly different style from my other views of the Bridge. And here’s a photo from the bridge itself – on a rainy day with the local police in their snazzy uniforms…not really […]

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The Ponte Vecchio , Florence

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 […]

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089 St Woolos Church, Newport

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 […]

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Alicante Town Hall

A view of the Town hall in Alicante, Spain or Ayuntamiento de Alicante. This is a view from the adjacent square and next to a favorite cafe. Alicante is a great place for cafe society and well worth exploring – from the harbour, to the Old Town and – if you are feeling energetic- up […]

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040 Laugharne foreshore landscape

Another of my series of foreshore landscape watercolours at Laugharne in SW Wales. This one could be described perhaps as more of a ‘line and wash’ watercolour, with a view of the castle and the riverside – including somewhere in there – Dylan and Caitlin’s Boathouse.

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