Autumn leaves

Now that all the leaves are more or less down here are some paintings I did outdoors over the last few months.

A visit to Italy

It's always a pleasure to go to Italy. Here is some work I did on a recent trip.

An old villa in the hills behind Chioma

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On the beach

Rosignano Marittima

Gaiole in Chianti

Our new grand daughter

Lecchi in Chianti

Blissful sleep

Watercolour of the view through the kitchen window

Bathing off the rocks at Calafuria

Some new landscapes.

I've been trying to catch the Spring and especially the blossom this year. It all happens very fast and if the weather is bad or if it is very windy it can be easy to miss it but this year everything has come together and the weather has been good!!! More to come.....

Drawings from The British Museum

Went to London last week and took a lot of photos in the British Museum which I am developing into a series of drawings I'm calling Encountering History

Trip to Australia

Just been on a four week trip to Thailand and Australia - I've seen some amazing natural places and have struggled to respond to variety of habitat... here are some of the results.

On the beach on Koh Jum Thailand

Koi Carp in the pond at Jim Thompson's House in Bangkok

Jim Thompson's House

Sleepers on the plane

Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens

Sandy beach near Wilson's Promontory

Massive boulders on the prom

Fairy Cove on Wilson's Promontory

Quick sketch of the surfing festival at Noosa Heads

Beach on Fraser Island

Temperate rain forest on Fraser Island

More temperate forest

Overlooking Lake Baroon

The Glass House Mountains

Coollum Beach

The Ho Tun Dumpling House in Melbourne

Botanical Gardens in Melbourne

Dubai Airport