• Ancient doorway, Milatos, Crete

    Ancient doorway, Milatos, Crete

    An old doorway in a very old property, only reached by a pedestrian path from the nearby church.

  • Plum position

    Plum position

    This digital watercolour was taken from a beautiful close-up of freshly-picked summer plums, shot by a very talented young photographer, Anaïs. The original is below.

  • Over the sea, from Skye

    Over the sea, from Skye

    The ferry from Armadale (on Sleat, Skye) to Mallaig ploughs through choppy seas under a perfect April sky. Knoydart is in the middle distance, where snow-capped hills blend into the low cloud.

  • Dutch Tulips, in a Vase

    Dutch Tulips, in a Vase

    Medium: acrylic on painted board Inspiration: a still life set up in Adam King’s studio. The studio is quite dark and I wanted to capture the changed darkened tones of the fruit and flowers. The ginger jar gave a splash of light in the background.

  • Brightly coloured landscape, and garden, in the style of Peter Hicks

    Brightly coloured landscape, and garden, in the style of Peter Hicks

    Brightly coloured landscape, and garden, in the style of Peter Hicks Medium: watercolour Inspiration: An acrylic painting by Peter Hicks titled ‘Garden by the Sea’. I was interested in how this free style would translate to another medium and in a smaller scale.