Some more portraits and figures

Portraits

A quick sketch of my friend Lily.

A self portrait - I'm looking a bit serious!

Recent paintings

Found an old curtain with lots of pattern on and used it as the background for this picture. I like the  summery feel

#appleblossom on a farm near Meon Hill

View from Meon Hill. I love the panorama in all directions from the top of this hill near Mickleton

Just trying something different for a still life

Painting outdoors now that Spring is here

A bend in the river just outside Stratford upon Avon, a beautiful, peaceful stretch of river about to be ruined by developers. It was beautifully warm; Spring has really arrived this week and it was a pleasure to be outside. #riveravon #stratforduponavon #pleinair #oilpainting #landscape

Later in the day I went and sat in the churchyard of Holy Trinity in Stratford - the church where Shakespeare is buried. It's a beautiful and very large building. I'll definitely do more here as the tress start to come out.
#holytrinity #shakespeare #pleinair #oilpainting #landscape

Musicians

        Using drawings done at various concerts I've used ink paint and oil pastel on these.

This morning's still life

Second time round managed to get a simpler more spontaneous result....

Latest still lives

                   Focussing on colour and pattern