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November 5, 2018 -
Rainy Kirkgate (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Rainy Kirkgate’, ink on sketchbook page. This is the opposite view to that painted by Turner in 1797, so here the cathedral is behind us and we are looking towards the market…
September 14, 2017 -
‘Fountains Autumn’ (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Fountains Autumn’, mixed media on collage 42cm x 42cm One of the glories of a visit to Yorkshire is Fountains Abbey, one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England…
September 8, 2017 -
Evening Cathedral, Ripon (In the Footsteps of Turner)
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas 59″ x 59″ Turner visited Ripon on his major expedition north in 1797 and again in 1816, on the latter occasion collecting subjects to illustrate Thomas…
August 14, 2017 -
Rain Hushes River (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Rain Hushes River, Hackfall’, mixed media on sketchbook page 26cm x 17cm Hackfall is at the Masham end of the village of Grewelthorpe in North Yorkshire. The landscape that can be seen…
January 14, 2017 -
Morning Jubilee, Ripon (In the Footsteps of Turner)
‘Morning Jubilee, Ripon’ Oil on canvas 91cm x 76cm On a summer’s morning in 1797 the 22yr old JMW Turner set up his easel outside what is now David Stead Gallery and made…
September 11, 2016 -
Fountains Abbey (In the Footsteps of Turner)
I’ve been working on the ‘In The Footsteps Of Turner’ exhibition . This study is of the World Heritage site Fountains Abbey which I have painted many times. Turner sketched and painted…
July 1, 2016 -
In The Footsteps Of Turner
In 1797 the young Joseph Mallord William Turner (then aged 22) stood outside what is now David Stead Gallery and began a drawing of Kirkgate. He was in Yorkshire at the invitation…
June 20, 2016 -
Norton Conyers House
Norton Conyers House and garden are open this bank holiday weekend (Sat, Sun, Mon). The gardens are bursting into life at the moment and well worth a visit. I will be working…
May 28, 2016 -
Back to Work
Painting is well under way in the new studio; it is a great place to work: it is calm, allows time, I’m comfortable and feel at home already working in oil and acrylic…
May 26, 2016
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