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  • Night On The River

    Night On The River

    It’s been a while since I spent the night drawing or painting on the river – in fact there is a whole gallery of Night Work from a year or more ago doing exactly that. Because of winter and quite often starting late, I’ve been catching a lot of sunsets and nocturnal views, working from…

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  • ZEBRA Abstracts

    ZEBRA Abstracts

    I have been working on this series of Zebra abstracts for a while, spurred on by the purchase of a couple of Hake brushes, 2 1/2 inch and 3 inches. Hake brushes are originally Japanese and are soft goat’s hair brushes with a plain wooden or bamboo handle, and are used in pottery and furniture…

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  • Night Moves & Moons

    Night Moves & Moons

    I have been doing a lot of the night work series recently, for various reasons – mostly because it’s warmer and it’s quieter at night, so safer. Sometimes recently I’ve been heading out as late as 9 or 10pm….here are two recent watercolours from the river at night. The first ‘Night Moves/Moods’ is looking towards…

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  • Lilac Time – Night Paintings #8

    Lilac Time – Night Paintings #8

    Given the warmer and weather and the lack of looky-loos I’ve returned to night painting. (Previously the rubbernecking people who come up to you while painting was just an annoyance, it is now a real danger in the age of COVID-19). The first painting ‘Ghost Ship #2’ was a late night addition to a previous…

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