Conisbrough Castle Again

Tearing At The Roots
Graphite On Paper
16.5 x 11.75"

Japan
Graphite And Acrylic On Paper
16.5 x 11.75"

     I know I paint the castle a lot but I do have easy access to it and it is such a great building. Below is my abstract representation of Japan. I love Japan and hope to go there some day. That drawing really does show you what can be achieved with left over art materials.

Working Bigger

Find a Place And Never Leave
Acrylic On Canvas
12 x 16"

Kingdom (What Will Remain)
Acrylic On Canvas
14 x 18"

     I have never really worked to any standard sizes before but recently I have come around to the idea of working bigger. I want more work to have more presence and impact, more freedom and space. It was after completing these two works that I decided to no longer work at such a small size. Of course this means more work but the results should speak for themselves.

Drawing And Painting Together At Last

Angry Water
Acrylic On Canvas
18 x 14"



Fountain 2
Graphite On Paper
16.5 x 11.75

More Luck Than Hard Work
Graphite On Paper
16.5 x 11.75"

     For a few years now I have been trying to find a way of making my drawings recognisable next to my paintings in a unified style. This has proven to be quite a challenge as dry and wet mediums have very different properties and I have often felt the freedom of painting is lost with drawing. Of course this was before I discovered water-soluble graphite. This has freed my drawings up and I am now able to place marks down with the same freedom as I would have with a brush. This hybrid approach suits me fine as I can work in a both painterly and direct manner on the paper. So more drawings to come soon.

You Can Try

You Can Try
Acrylic On Canvas
18 x 14"

     Maybe I should have paid more attention to Of Mice And Men at school.

Views Of Conisbrough

Resolve
Acrylic On Canvas
22 x 16"

Schism
Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 20"

     Here are two paintings I did of quite unique buildings in my home town of Conisbrough. Resolve is of Conisbrough Castle and Schism is of a chapel. I will leave it up to you to interpret the paintings. There are certainly quite a lot of interesting buildings in Conisbrough and I hope to paint them all. In fact I am about to begin work on the St Peters church soon which should prove a challenge and keep me busy for a while.

Still Life

Laura
Acrylic On Canvas Board
20 x 16"

    


Painting Of A Rhinoceros Sculpture
Acrylic On Paper
11.7 x 9.4"

     I tried my hand at a still life recently. Not much chance for abstraction here but that wasn't the point. I just wanted to see how well I handled smaller subject matter. With landscapes its often about the bigger picture but here the details are important. 

Buildings And Landscapes

Out Of Here
Acrylic On Canvas
18 x 14"

Still Life
Acrylic On Canvas Paper
20 x 16"

     I do love painting buildings in landscapes. I think it must be something to do with nature and man meeting at that point. So here are a couple of them for your viewing pleasure.