Landscapes

Ronda Gorge, Andalucia 2018

acrylic on canvas (100 x 120 cm)

View of Guadix, Andalucia 2018

acrylic on canvas (60 x 46 cm)

View of Guadix, Andalucia 2018

acrylic on canvas (46 x 60cm)

View from Francisco's Cave House near Guadix, Andalucia 2017

acrylic on canvas (100 x 80 cm)

Olive Tree, Andalucia 2018

acrylic on canvas (100cm x 80cm)

Rio del Padrion, Andalucia 2019

acrylic on canvas (80 x 50 cm)

Pines, ferns and grass early summer. Pit House Brandon 1994

Batik (wax resist, dyes on cotton) n.f.s. (118 x 96 cm)

Pines. 2019

wax, dyes, ink, acrylic, collage on paper 2019 (77 x 110cm)

View over the Aisne, near Paris. 1996

Gouache (30cm x 40cm) sold

Corn Field near Le Moustier France. 2002

Pastel (25 x 28 cm)

Bluebells. Houghall Wood, Durham. 1995

Pastel (42cm x 30 cm)

Leaves and Grass in Frozen Pond 1994

pastel (40 x 60cm)

Fjord Norway 2016

Watercolour and ink (10cm x 10cm)

Snow and Ice on the River Browney, Langley Moor. Durham. Jan 2018

acrylic on canvas (120 x 100cm).

Walking back from my father's house in Brandon to Durham, minutes after a snowstorm with ice beginning to form on the river which flows into the River Wear.

Pontao Menezes 2016

acrylic on canvas (100cm x 80cm)

A fuelling station on the Rio Negro, Brazil. Developed from sketches and photographs recorded on a boat off Manaus early to mid morning. As Manaus is roughly halfway up the Amazon, river boat is the main form of transport and the station rises and falls with the height of the river. Being close to the equator there are some vibrant colours at work but the scene reminded me of Edward Hopper's painting Early Sunday Morning notably the specific sense of light, place and time.

Riverboat on the Rio Negro, Manaus 2016

acrylic on canvas (60 x 76 cm)

Groverake Lead Mine near Rookhope, Weardale

Charcoal on paper (120 x160cm)

I used to drive past this on the way to a life drawing class near Allenheads. An imposing structure sitting in a desolate moorland valley devoid of any notable features and dedicated primarily to the most egalitarian "sport" of grouse shooting. Working in the protection of a nearby derelict stone building I was able to complete the top drawing in less than a day.The distance from the base of the mine head to my feet became an important element (a feature often used by Van Gogh) hence the lower drawing completed the next day making a vertical panorama format of sorts.