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Which road taken?
January 2013 - Acylic on canvas 60 x 80cm The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down...
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In the presence of trees
March 2013 – Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60cm Finally I’ve been painting again & it feels a bit like emerging out of a long tunnel! Over the last few years I’ve spent many hours painting when I’m not...
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Early Spring near Gorramakil
April 2013 Acrylic on canvas 50 x 70cm After finishing the previous painting I’ve revisited the same place a couple of times when there’s been the opportunity. Since then I’ve been revisiting it...
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Haiako Harria/Peñas de Haya/Les Trois Couronnes in Spring
April 2013 Acrylic on canvas 50 x 70cm This painting is inspired by a view not far inland from the coast & looking towards the mountains. At this time of the year the Asphodels are all flowering...
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Exhibition/Erakusketa/Exposition/Exposicion
Exhibition in Hendaye Here’s the poster for my exhibition which opens on Tuesday 30th April. The exhibition space is excellent – over 200m², so I’d say it’s the largest exhibition I’ve had so far....
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In the green forest
June 2013 Acrylic on canvas 50 x 70cm The vibrancy of the greens in the Basque Country seems to be even stronger than usual this year. A visual & emotional counter balance to the grey skies &...
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A few very quick drawings
It’s ages since I’ve posted anything here! The main reason being that I haven’t been doing much in the way of serious painting during the summer as our house has been quite busy. Which is very nice as...
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The Presence of the trees
Acrylic on canvas 116cm x 89cm I just turned on the computer after getting back from school & found a message to tell me that this painting, which I finished quite recently, has been selected for...
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Screen printing Experiment
I’m sure a print maker would throw their hands up in horror, but anyway, here is my first attempt with screen printing! I hope I’m going to improve when I find the time to do some more! Still, at least...
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Sunflowers at Mondilhan
Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 70cm After so many years of having posted nothing here, I have just about forgotten how this blog works! It feels good to be painting again…………finally! After so many years of...
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After the Rain /Après la Pluie
Acrylic on canvas 50 x 70cm I meant to have posted this here ages ago as I completed it by the end of October 2020, but what with one thing & another ….! I was wanting to do a series of...
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View of the Pyrenees / Vue sur les Pyrenées
Acrylic on canvas/ Acrylique sur toile 30 x 40cm Something a bit smaller than my usual canvas format & a bit freer than sometimes. Perhaps I’ll try another larger version sometime.
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View of the Pyrennes / Vue sur les Pyrenées
The previous little painting is based on the left hand side of this drawing.. I think I need some different format canvases if I am going to pursue this subject!
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Winter Hedgerow / Haie en Hiver
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile 50 x 70cm My most recent painting … finished today. I enjoyed getting lost in creating the shapes inspired by the tangle of brambles. More meditative than being...
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Chêne d’hiver / Winter hedgerow oak
(I have written in English further below … I never really know which language will reach people the best! At least visual imagery is universal!) Voici mon dernier tableau que je viens de terminer....
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First Blossom/Première Floraison
Wild plum is one of the first trees to come into blossom. A sign of hope in contrast to the bleaker aspects of the winter months. And let’s hope that our shared hope will be fulfilled!! Le prunier...
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Late winter light
‘Late Winter Light’ 50 x 70cm Acrylic on Canvas. It’s very definitely Spring now, so I am glad to have finally been able to finish this painting & hopefully move on to something else a little more...
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Spring towards the Pyrenees/ Printemps vers les Pyrénées
70cm x 50cm The air was quite cold when I painted this, which meant that the mountains were much clearer, more like in winter & yet with all the amazing lush vibrancy of spring vegetation in the...
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