Summer Lights, Holy Trinity

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 40 x 30

Holy Trinity has always been seen from the River Hull, and a welcome sight after a long journey at sea!

The view I painted has now,alas, been lost.

The warehouse could have been saved but it was demolished to make way for yet another digitally designed pretend “warehouse” with yuppy apartments.

The river front is fast becoming characterless.

I wanted to capture a glimpse of the church in all its afternoon glory with the original warehouse standing as a sentinel.

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Waiting for a Berth, Hull Docks

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 61 x 76

This is an area where, in my childhood, a lot of the buildings were still standing.

I have always felt a great empathy for this area and time, and I have tried to convey the atmosphere of busy traffic in a prosperous port at the turn of the century

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Noblesse, Railway Dock, Hull

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 61 x 76

This is an image of the Noblesse moored in the Railway Dock before this dock was closed to commercial shipping.

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Winter Jobs, Beverley Allotments

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 76 x 51

The painting shows a scene of an expanding town still comfortable with its rural roots.

The painting began life as a practical demonstration to a local Art Society.

I worked from photographs taken and sketches made during a period of heavy snow.

I wanted to capture that morning light when the air seems to be full of frozen crystals.

The figure was added to give a human touch to an otherwise ethereal moment.

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Days of Sail, Princes Dock, Hull

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 61 x 76

The painting features an old sailing ship in Princes Dock just before the quickening advance of steamships.

As a child I was broght up with stories about my maternal great grandfather going to sea like the one depicted.

I think this vessel was part of the timber trade.

I wanted to paint the romance of sail and show the dock being used as it was designed to be used originally.

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The Yorkshire Dry Dock Co. Ltd

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 99 x 79

This is the last of the working dry docks on the River Hull and it bears witness to a time when river trade was paramount in Hull’s economy.

I painted this picture because I loved the general untidiness and clutter of the workplace.

The site sits on the vestiges of a previous age which is still visible in the dock’s foundations.

I was also drawn to the beauty of the light on the buildings, wood and water in the summer afternoon.

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Cracked pots

Medium: Oil on board

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This is a painting of a common place scene.

I wanted to convey to the onlooker’s senses, the porous condition of the clay pots piled haphazardly on top of each other against the equally damp, lichen covered Victorian bricks.

Amongst all the decay, rich, dark green, diverse plants were thriving in the wet conditions.

I wanted my brush strokes to convey the smell of the rich loamy soil.

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The Raising of North Bridge on the River Hull

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 61 x 46

The ship I have painted is passing under the North Bridge on its way to the Humber Estuary and the open sea.

At the time I saw this ship, the tide was high and there was a strange ghostly morning light.

I wanted to capture this effect on the industrial buildings, river traffic and the clay turgid water.

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The Barge “Phyllis” at Barton on Humber

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 45 x 61

I saw the barge, “Phyllis”, one early Spring morning.
I crossed the Humber to Barton and drove into low lying cloud.
Visibilty was poor but as the haze diminished I could make out the structure of a wooden boat with lots of character on a mud bank.
I jumped over the railings with my easel, canvas and paints and landed in mud!
I began by using blue paint to sketch out the proportions of the boat and jotting down necessary colour combinations.
The cloud moved back in and the boat became a blur again and I finished the picture in my studio!

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Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire

Medium: Oils on canvas board

Original size: 40 x 50

The cliffs were alive with the sound of screaming sea birds.

Walking along the tops, the light was playing on the vertical chalk edifice.

The sea was battering the stone outcrops, sending foam spewing up the cliff face, then falling back on already crashing waves.

I wanted to capture the fury of the North Sea and the magical atmosphere created by the sea mist and oxygenated air.

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The Beached Boat, Filey

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 40 x 30

The fishing boat was bathed in the afternoon sun.

During the Summer I was walking down the ramp to the beach with my easel and canvas.

I came across this parked, colourful, well-maintained and equipped boat.

I wanted to paint it in the warm afternoon sunlight and also record it as a reminder of Filey’s once very numerous and prosperous fishihg fleet.

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Saltmarshe Hall

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 60 x 45

The gardens of Saltmarshe Hall are a glorious mixture of colour, texture and pattern.

Through the course of the season, the light kept changing dramatically as showers came and went, with glimpses of sunshine in between each weather front!

I had to be quite disciplined to keep the focus within the complex structure of the garden.

By the time I had finished, my sandwiches were sodden and my umbrella no use to man nor beast!

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A Wintry morning in Cottingham

Medium: Oil pastels on paper

Original size: 50 x 60

The snow lay heavily in the allotment in front of the parish church.

I wanted to capture the wintry light and give the spectator the chance to imagine the smell of the snow on the ground and in the air.

I painted this scene in oil paint on canvas in the summer when the allotment was ablaze with the colours of the chrysanthemums.

I used the oil pastels to bring out the strong structures on view.

The trees are stripped of their foliage and appear quite stark against the snow.

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Late Morning, looking towards Hull from Harland Rise

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 40 x 30

One early Summer morning I was driving towards Beverley with my easel and paints in the car.

I came across the horses in the field overlooking Hull.

The owner and his son were beginning to take bales of hay over to the horses.

As the horses sensed our presence they began to trot towards us.

I had to paint them from a distance as they would have demolished the easel in their search for food.

I tried to capture the light glancing off their coats and the haziness of Hull with a few landmarks in the magical early morning light.

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Early Morning View, South Dalton

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 50 x 40

I came across a field of sheep grazing on a slope with the rising steeple of South Dalton church in the distance.

The day was dark and moody, the air cold with a promise of rain.

The scene seemed timeless.

I began painting on the spot but beat a hasty retreat as the clouds burst and spattered the canvas with heavy drops of rain.

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Beverley Minster from Minster Moorgate

Medium: Oils on canvas board

Original size: 60 x 50

My imagination was caught by the brooding sky and its effect on the landscape.

The snow took on a magical quality as the light streaked down the road.

The cyclist was wobbling away as she tried to stay upright, much to the amusement of passersby.

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Carved Statues, Beverley Minster

Medium: Watercolour

Original size: 28 x 24

The stone statues face the community the Minster serves.

Their expressions are frozen, their overall appearance is one of dignified observers.

I wanted the watercolour to capture the effect of the weather and erosion on the stone from which they were carved which must have altered this appearance to as it is today.

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Two Companions, Summer on the Westwood

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 40 x 30

I was on the Westwood following the cows as they grazed across the pasture.

My eye was caught by two cows who seemed to be enjoyng each other’s company, one the matriarch, the other a young heifer.

I wanted to capture the summer sun on their rich coats.

The Minster looked equally beautiful enfolded in the rich colours of the sky, surrounding trees and the houses of Beverley.

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Between Snow Showers, Beverley Minster from Long Lane

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 25 x 31

The snow had just fallen and more was beginning to gather in the sky to the west.

This is an unusual view of the Minster.

The snow had lain quite thickly on the rough undergrowth of the copse.

The light was starting to change and the effect on the stone, wood and brick was becoming quite dramatic.

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Settled Snow, the Two Towers

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 25 x 31

After a heavy snowfall, the towers looked ethereal in the mid morning light.

I was fascinated by the light glancing off the snow of the rooftops of the houses and the Minster alike.

The juxtapositioning of the stone, brick and the baked clay of the chimney pots continues to interest me.

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Late Afternoon Light on The River Hull

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 15 x 13

When this was painted the barges still plied their way down the River Hull to the Humber.

Even then the muddy silt was a problem but a joy to paint contrasting with the reflections in the water.

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Summer in Cottingham

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 24 x 18

This is a picture I painted in the summer following a wonderful display of chrysanthemums in the little allotment near St Mary’s in Cottingham

I wanted to capture the rural legacy of the village where amidst the dense housing you can still come across a patch of chrysanthemums enjoying the light of the late morning sun.

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Getting ready for the Westwood

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 76 x 51

I have painted the cattle as they arrive from farms in the surrounding area.

They are being received by Mr Jim Cornfoot, the Master of the Pastures for Beverley Westwood. The cattle are initially inspected before they are released to graze for the summer and autumn.

I find I am drawn to their trusting nature and innocence. I find each one has a unique personality and will react differently to the situation in which they find themselves.

I enjoy painting their wonderful hides and the quirkiness of their movements at times.

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Summer Pasture on the Westwood, Beverley

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 76 x 51

I really enjoy painting the cattle as they meander across the gently sloping hills of the Westwood just outside Beverley.

On this particular day it was extremely hot and they wandered in freedom from one cool shade to another.

This year they wandered in small groups with the more matronly cows looking after the younger ones.

Whilst I was sketching this group under the tree, one broke away from rest and acted like a scout.

It stood its ground and faced me, keeping one eye on the grass and the other on my easel!

With the choice of colours I tried to capture the lovely Summer light and the gorgeous russet colours of their hides.

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Silent Witness

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 80 x100

Holy Trinity stands quietly behind an old warehouse on the River Hull.

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Engine No.75029, Grosmont

Medium: Dry pastel on paper

Original size: 19 x 14 ( Mounted size 27.5 x 22.5 )

Engine No.75029 is approachnig the chute amidst clouds of hissing steam.

Dry pastel really lends itself to conveying the drama of the engine coming towards me.

I wanted to capture the play of light on its metal structure.

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No.63395 Engine leaving Workshed No.4 Grosmont

Medium: Watercolour

Original size: 19.5 x 14 (Mounted size 27.5 x 22.5 )

The No.63395 is gradually picking up speed after maintenance work.

In this small watercolour painted in situ, I wanted to use watercolour to convey the wetness of the steam as the engine roared past me.

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On Time, Steam Engine No.76079, Grosmont

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 41 x 31

The No.76079 is at full speed after leaving a bridge built over the track.

After spending time studying this magnificent engine in the Grosmont Worksheds, I wanted to paint it unfettered by the trappings of the maintenance work it was undergoing at the hands of the experienced engineers in the Worksheds.

I imagined it at full throttle, thundering down the track in a remote part of the Yorkshire Moors.

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Sir Nigel Gresley

Medium: Oil pastels on paper

Original size: 27 x 25 ( Mounted size 37 x 34)

The Sir Nigel Gresley steam engine is leaving the No.5 Workshed, Grosmont after maintenance work.

Everything about this engine speaks of quality on a grand scale.

Oil pastels lend themselves to a quick sketch.

I wanted to capture its mighty, well oiled machinery gradually getting up to a full head of steam.

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Sir Nigel Gresley, Grosmont Workshed No.5

Medium: Oils on canvas board

Original size: 51 x 41

The steam engine, Sir Nigel Gresley, was having a maintenance check.

When I first saw this train, I was thrilled by its sleek lines and sheer class.

Later, on a trip to York Railway Museum, I learned that Sir Nigel Gresley was a renowned designer in the railway world.

In the dark, cold and dirty shed, this engine seemed to illuminate its surroundings with a sophistication of design that the other less fortunate engine could not match!

The contrast between the two could be likened to a farm horse alongside a thoroughbred.

I wanted to capture the special elegance this engine has – even in a workshed!

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Running Repairs, Grosmont Worksheds

Medium: Oil pastels on paper

Original size: 29 x 24 ( Mounted size 39 x 34)

This stationary engine is waiting for further maintenance work.

It was the only one which stayed in the same spot all the time I was working at Grosmont.

I couldn’t find its registration number. Unlike the more glamorous engines, this one seemed to have been built to be purely functional.

I wanted to capture the general muckiness in the shed and on the engine.

Oil pastels can give an immediate feeling and drama to the most mundane of situations!

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Steam Engine 76079 leaving Workshed No.5 Grosmont

Medium: Oil pastels on paper

Original size: 33 x 23 (Mounted size 43 x 32)

The steam engine No.76079 is grinding forth at full throttle.

The train suddenly appeared out of billowing steam as it gathered speed, a terrifying sight at close quarters.

I find oil pastels challenging to use for meticulous detail but they do convey the excitement of the moment.

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Early Morning At Grosmont, the home of North York Moors Steam Railway

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 41 x 51

The No.75029 steam engine taking on board coal at the coal tower.

This was my first morning at Grosmont and with sketch book, pencil and drawing board I sat and watched the procedure.

The experience was terrifying, especially after this, the steam rose up and the mighty engine roared towards me!

A deafening sound and just a few glimpses of its grinding metal wheels.

The engineers take great pride in these magnificent machines.

I wanted to capture the relationship between man and machine.

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Full Steam Ahead! Grosmont Worksheds

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 76 x 51

Sir Nigel Gresley and Steam Engine No.76079 leaving Grosmont Worksheds.

When I was a child I was terrified and excited by the steam and explosion of sound coming from steam engines in Paragon Station, Hull.

At Grosmont Worksheds I really relived that early experience.

The engines are terrifying, especially when they disappear into thick clouds of steam as they come pounding towards you.

In the painting I tried to convey this impression of unbridled power.

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Full Service for the No.825

Medium: Oils on canvas board

Original size: 76 x 51

The old No.825 steam engine is being checked by maintenance staff at Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

The day before I began this painting, I had watched the owner lovingly polishing its green livery in another part of the building.

I came upon it in the dark No.5 Workshed and began one of the sketches I used as research for this painting.

Light was streaming in from the tall dirty windows and from behind the trains serving to add height and weight to this leviathan of the glorious age of steam.

In the painting I wanted to capture the train away from the day trippers and its romantic image.

I tried to convey the mixture of cold damp air and steam and the smell of engine oil.

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Gathering flowers on Beverley Westwood

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 50 x 40

My great nephew and niece from Manchester love to play on the Westwood when they visit.

The cows are often bystanders watching their antics.

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Winter Wood, Nova Scotia

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 91 x 114

I was inspired by beautiful images of discarded frozen timber whilst walking through the forests and woodlands of Nova Scotia.

Looking beyond the immediate, I began to see images of lively shapes and frosted colours within the frozen wood.

The juxtapositioning of hot and cold colours and the patterns created by the shavings and twisted sinews of the trunks made me want to capture some of the vibrancy of a once living woodland giant.

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Egyptian Odyssey

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 76 x101

This is the first painting of my new Odyssey Collection, perhaps a breakaway from my more traditional style.

I find myself concentrating on the colours and patterns of natural forms and shapes, presenting the figurative in a more abstract way.

This image is a collection of fragments of memory as I sailed down the River Nile earlier this year.

The carvings on the pillars and the headdresses of the Gods and Pharoahs seemed to echo in the rich rhythms found in the Nile foliage and aquatic life.

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Beverley Minster - A Winter View

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 75 x 61

The snow in the allotment took on the colours of the early morning cold sky.

Like a winter blanket it seemed to give a hush to the air and atmosphere around the Minster.

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Spring in Queensgate allotments, Beverley

Medium: Oils

Original size: 56 x 40

The Minster towers over gardeners tidying up their allotments in the Spring.

Whilst I was there the smoke from the bonfire was hangning in the air as they were burning the debris from last year’s crops in readiness for the new season.

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Beverley Minster from Sparkmill Lane

Medium: Oils

Original size: 30 x 20

The snow in the fields nearby the Minster had been churned up by horses grazing on their winter feed.

I could smell the snow in the air as it was gradually thawing in the meagre heat of the winter sun.

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Beverley Minster - A Walk in the Snow

Medium: Oils

Original size: 76 x 51

The painting captures the excitement of walking in the first fall of snow.

The ethereal quality of the Minster is enhanced by the pearly light of the snow.

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Beverley Minster - The Blue Hat

Medium: Oils

Original size: 51 x 41

I wanted to juxtaposition the liveliness of the children with the energy coming from the church as the heartbeat of the community

The vibrant colours of their clothing contrasted beautifully with the muted colours of the Minster in winter.

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Beverley Minster from the Westwood

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 34 x 25

A hazy tranquil scene set in the heat of a late Summer afternoon.

These beautiful animals seemed to be drawn towards the town amd its Minster.

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Sledging on the Westwood

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 90 x 54

The boys seemed to be really enjoying the snow during the school lunch break.

I have tried to capture their excitement as they hurtled down the snowy slopes on various types of sledge!

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Beverley Minster from the Sun Inn

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 89 x 106

This is an unusual view of Beverley Minster painted from the direction of the old Sun Inn.

The light on the Minster towers was particularly good on the day that I painted it and the position of the church and inn so near together is so typical of country towns like Beverley.

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The Companions

Medium: oils

Original size: 90 x 74cm

In the wintery landscape with Beverley Minster in the background, the horses seemed very protective towards each other.

Despite the bitter cold, the horses seemed to support each other with their companionship.

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Celtic Knots

Medium: Oils on canvas

Original size: 42.5 x 34.5

Barge ropes undergoing metamorphosis into Celtic Abstractions.

Sometimes figurative work can suddenly take on an appearance that seems to be more abstract than its solid form.

This happened whilst I was painting ropes being used as a buffer on a barge in the River Hull.

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Minster Moorgate, Beverley

Medium: Oils

Original size: 40cm x 60cm

The snow and ice were very treacherous on the ground making walking very difficult.

I was interested in the light coming through from St John Street and its effect on the snow and the stone of the Minster.

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The Grand Canal, Venice from Calle del Tragheto de la Madoneta

Medium: Oils

Original size: 51cm x 41cm

A heat haze seemed to hang over the water and buildings of this beautiful Adriatic city.

I painted this picture on a wooden jetty made wobbly by the wash of the vaporetti and water taxis!

It was a beautiful and vibrant scene which seemed to me to typify Venice, with the reflections of the palazzi shimmering in the water.

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View towards Spurn Point, East Yorkshire

Medium: Oils

Original size: 76cm x 60cm

This windswept spit of land sometimes feels like the ends of the Earth!

The lighthouse was just visible in the distance where the land and water meet.

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The Deep from the River Humber

Medium: Oils

Original size: 100cm x 80cm

I managed to get a boat trip out into the Humber.

I wanted to capture The Deep rising above the water like the prow of a ship or an iceberg looking up towards the viewer.

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Pastoral 1; Grazing on the Westwood

Medium: Oils

Original size: 20cm x 15cm

Although a tiny painting, I think it captures my love for the Minster and these beautiful animals.

The scene is timeless and constantly draws me to want to paint it.

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After the Showers, St Hilda’s, Whitby

Medium: Oils

Original size: 51cm x 41cm

There is a certain stillness at this beautiful, weathered sculptured ruin. I wanted to paint its timeless immortality.

In the mid morning light the air was filled with swallows catching flies over the ever changing expanse of water.

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Waiting for the tide! Filey Fishing Fleet

Medium: Oils

Original size: 99cm x 79cm

A bracing afternoon by the sea on the Yorkshire coast!

The clouds were high and the air was breezy.

I liked the way the tourists were eating the fish landed by the boats earlier in the morning.

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Cedar’s Patch, Christmas at Beverley Minster

Medium: Oils

Original size: 98cm x 79cm

The tree looked so alive with its branches stretching in all directions as though greeting the morning sun.

Snow had fallen during the night and the snow clad Beverley Minster seems to hover protectively over the community.

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River traffic, old barges on the River Hull

Medium: Oils

Original size: 99cm x 79cm

The two barges waiting together looked like two mature and seasoned matriarchs, facing constant changes whether they are seasonal or tidal.

I enjoyed painting such vivid, lively colours.

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Dancing Light, a walled garden in France

Medium: Watercolour

Original size: 50cm x 31cm

I was fascinated by the dappled patterns created by light falling on leaf shapes in this quiet corner of France.

My palette was filled with Summer colours!

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Venetian Invitation

Medium: Oils

Original size: 75cm x 60cm

Venice is a wonderful place for romantic assignments and intrigue.

I tried to capture the languid air of Venice in late afternoon and also, the play of light on brick and water.

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