A wonderful walk in the French countryside, a day of heat and joy and blossom. It is quiet, so quiet I am aware of my own breathing, and yet the air teems with life. Bird song, crickets, the distant cries of sheep. I cross a small hamlet, houses of white stone, with wooden shutters faded […]Read Post ›
This work depicts the St Denis quarter in Paris. It is rich in colour and realism, a cheering and satisfying work. A wintery blue sky filled with pale light, golden brick and roofs of grey tile. A perfect Parisian Saturday. The canvas is deep enough to hang without the need for framing. https://www.artfinder.com/product/paris-st-denis/#/
This view focuses on some buildings in Edinburgh’s amazing Victoria Street, a quirky, perfectly shaped hill that connects the Grassmarket and the old town. The work is cheerful, full of colour and full of life. A steep climb, cobbles, the scent of freshly roasted coffee. The work is on a 0.4 inch canvas and can […]Read Post ›
This work depicts a fairly common Edinburgh cityscape bar the fact that there is a red phone box in the garden of a house. The colours of the work are warm, summery, intense and vibrant. A Scottish summer at its best, Edinburgh at its quirkiest. The canvas is 0.4 inches deep, so it can hang […]Read Post ›
This view depicts a street scene in France. The scene is warm and a charming blend of realism and loser strokes, typical of this artist. The canvas is deep enough to hang without the need for framing. https://www.artfinder.com/product/rennes-old-town-cafe/#/
What to do with a Saturday in Paris? For me, an afternoon sleeping in the sun of the Luxembourg Gardens, surrounded by other like-minded sun lizards seems a good bet. The ancient statues stand guard, a thin cloud of dust dances from the gravel paths, bees hum. The air is scented with lavander and honeysuckle. […]Read Post ›
This work depicts a partially imaginary coffee shop in Amsterdam, a little way from the city centre. It radiates heat, the colours muted, the air still, the signage playful. I was attracted to the colour of the brick and the slightly dated and nostalgic feel of the scene. It is on a 0.4 inch deep […]Read Post ›
The Florentin is a maze of Levantine streets in the south of Tel Aviv. I was fascinated by it, intoxicated by its smells, heady whiffs of coriander and mint and cooking oil, and crumbling architecture, peeling layers of concrete and masonry, rotted by brine and pollution . I have known this city most of my […]Read Post ›
I wanted this work to radiate heat, a heat that energises and whitens and purifies. I wanted this work to include shadows, shade, little corners. shutters of blue painted wood. The shop is closed, perhaps it is Sunday, or lunch time. There is peace here, just the scent of meat stew, the blossom of peaches […]Read Post ›
I have always loved Hampstead, that beautiful village in North London, an oasis of quaint Englishness. It is a place of cosy mystery with its huge heath beckoning. I often feel wistful here too, a little envious perhaps. I wonder past teashops and bookshops, each laced with memory and longing. This view depicts a corner, […]Read Post ›
