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A painting of The Standard on the High Line in New York City

A painting of The Standard on the High Line in New York City

Jul 15 No Comments

You can buy a limited edition print of The Standard here In late 2019 just before the world went mad, I took a painting trip to New York City. It was a research expedition for studio paintings. This essentially meant visiting a series of locations and producing on the spot paintings, supported by photo referenceRead more…

Dylan Thomas' home Laugharne

Dylan Thomas tour, A visit to Laugharne, the home of the great Welsh poet

Nov 26 No Comments

I first became interest in the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, when I was about 17 or so. I think I heard a few things on the radio that piqued my interest. Thomas was essentially a poet who mused upon the everyday, the passing world. Simple day to day existence was his main subject, one inRead more…

Illustration of Augusta National Golf Club

Illustration map of The Augusta National Golf Club, USA

May 09 2 Comments

Recently, I was commissioned to illustrate the Augusta National Golf Club and course in Augusta, Georgia for Golf Monthly magazine. I really enjoy producing maps. It appeals the “detail nut” inside me and I rather looked forward to it. A bit about Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club was opened in 1933 and isRead more…

Voodoo Doughnut bar in Portland Oregon

Illustration in FT Weekend Magazine of The Voodoo Doughnut bar in Portland Oregon

Apr 23 6 Comments

I was commissioned to do an illustration ofThe Voodoo Doughnut bar in Portland Oregon for the FT Weekend Magazine. I’d love to say I was shipped over there business class to sit outside to paint the place on site with a few beers thrown in. Nope, it was painted here in Pilton Somerset via goodRead more…

Chrysler Building painting

Win a Painting of The Chrysler building in my next newsletter of the 7th Dec 2017

Dec 05 No Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £180 of The Chrysler building, New York. This watercolour study of The Chrysler building is 21 cm x 16cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 7th December 2017. I lookRead more…

Draw & paint cover Liam O'Farrell

A feature on me in Paint & Draw magazine

Mar 20 3 Comments

I was recently contacted by Paint & Draw magazine to feature in an article on my work, naturally, I was more than happy to help out. During our conversation, we agreed that all the works shown were done entirely en plein air (on site) in one day. I really enjoyed sifting through my image archiveRead more…

Tatler Magazine illustration in watecolour of New York

I was recently commissioned to produce a double page spread for Tatler magazine in the UK

Sep 10 2 Comments

The magazine was issued on the 2nd September 2013. The brief was to advertise ‘Coach’ bags.  Coach was established in New York in 1941 and the client wanted a classic New York City montage which needed to include the Brooklyn Bridge and the Highline. It did not have to be geographically accurate as this was not forRead more…

a painting of the statue of Liberty

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 1 of 6

Feb 24 1 Comment

Getting to New York The flight we were told would take around eight hours. I mused on the fact that eight hours is a whole working day. Nothing wrong with musing I thought as I fiddled with the hopelessly optimistic ‘What to do in case of a crash’ card, I can muse all I please;Read more…

A painting of New York

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 2 of 6

Feb 24 No Comments

  Dogs, dogs and more dogs   East 17th Street and 3rd Avenue   My first mornings drawing taught me that New York is a city of dog owners; there must be thousands of them parading up and down day and night. 5th avenue is a pampered pooch dog/catwalk show and one soon realises thatRead more…

House NYC

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 3 of 6

Feb 24 No Comments

The House, 121 East and 17th Street When embarking on any large city break I always try to find a place which is a sort of ‘home from home’, a place I can just take it easy at any time and feel welcome with good food and drink. Never too loud though not dull either.Read more…

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 4 of 6

Feb 24 No Comments

Times Square As I ambled back to Times Square I felt guilty about being a bit pleased to see a proper NYC mugging just like in the films, I consoled myself to the fact that he would never catch them so would not incur any injury and his phone will be insured too. I stillRead more…

A typicle house in Husdons NY State

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 5 of 6

Feb 24 2 Comments

A typical house in Hudson I could describe this street to you in detail though you know it already; you have seen it in those films. The white and pink clapboard houses, the squeaky screen doors, the stars and stripes on every cane chaired porch. The crickets chirping the church bells chiming and somewhere thereRead more…

Tea_Room_Hudson

A painting trip to New York City and New York State. Part 6 of 6

Feb 24 3 Comments

 Verdigris Tea Room 135 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534 This is an olive and white painted corner tea shop and gallery along Hudson Street, as well as tea they also do a nice line in cakes, chocolate and cookies too, not to mention the odd Tarot reading evening. The interior is a perfect mix ofRead more…

Yearly Roundup 2011

Dec 20 No Comments

I have written a quick round up of this year.   Some of the articles link to blogs in the site if you wish to see more detail. Exhibitions I have been involved in a few exhibitions and was lucky enough tofeature again in The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in London. It’s always a unique pageantRead more…

watercolour of street in Havana street

Watercolour paintings from a recent trip to Cuba

Apr 27 11 Comments

First thoughts on Havana This painting is available as a limited edition print Imagine taking the wonderful, captivating, exciting architecture of Fortnum and masons’ in London’s Mayfair, emptying it out, then leaving it to rot for 30 years and finally moving a pound shop in. That’s what almost the whole of Havana is like. IRead more…

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