Landscapes

I have always felt a deep affinity with landscape and its changing moods, my favourite times being dawn and dusk. You can feel the atmosphere at these times and I've always enjoyed trying to capture that in pastel or paint.

Northern Skies Series

Skies have always fascinated me with their ever-changing moods and forms. They offer me a certain freedom of expression as well, from the carefully blended approach to a more open and expressive approach. These first images of an ongoing series are in oils and I really enjoyed the blending quality of working wet into wet.

 Northern Skies (1)



Northern Skies (2)



 Northern Skies (3)



Northern Skies (4)



Soft Pastel Landscapes

The softness of pastels lend themselves to capturing the atmospheric qualities of landscape. I have always enjoyed the hands on approach with pastels and that feeling of two dimensional sculpting of shapes and forms.


Sunbeams over Pendle




Sunset over Pendle from Roughlee




Mist over Pendle


Sunset over Pendle (from above Barley)




An Autumn Stroll




Sunset over Southport Sands





Evening Reflections, Pendle




A Warm Winter Skyline




A Passing Snow Storm (Bolton-by-Bowland)




Downham at Dusk




The First Leaves of Autumn (Downham)




An Early Morning Stroll, Barrowford




Mist over the Canal, Foulridge




Baots at Dawn, Windermere




Dawn Reflections, Tarn Hows




An Early Morning Dip, Widermere





Swans at Sunrise, Windermere




Derwentwater




Mists of Dawn, Elterwater




 Derwentwater in Spring




 A Country Lane in Winter, Barrowford





Winter Skies, Nr. Fence






A Winter Eve on the Canal, Barrowford





 An Autumn Morning, Foulridge




Barges on the Canal, Foulridge




Ducks at Downham




Misty Morning, Eshton Beck




Pendle Hill in Winter




Slater Terrace, Burnley




Sunrise over Downham Village




Sunrise over the Fields, Nr. Downham


SEASCAPES

I developed this range of seascapes for Staithes Arts Festival 2014 and really enjoyed the subject as the colours from the skies are reflected throughout the sea.


Sunset Glow


Gentle Sunset (Boulby Cliffs)



Colours of Dusk (Boulby Cliffs)




Sunset Reflections (Boulby Cliffs)



Evening Light, Staithes Harbour




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