Category Archives: Seascapes

Visiting Staithes and Staithes Gallery

Drove to Staithes this morning, where we met up with Al Milnes at the Staithes Gallery. She took all my latest work – seemed very pleased with them. Walked around Staithes through the afternoon. So quiet – very much a place … Continue reading

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Walking in Whitby and Visiting Robin Hood’s Bay

Our first full day here on the North Yorkshire coast. I woke at 5am and walked out onto Whitby’s 199 steps for stunning views – the sun was very strong and warm and very low in the sky.  Heavy cloud … Continue reading

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Visiting Whitby

Drove to Whitby with my daughters, Elsa and Mair. Stopped for lunch at Pickering and ate huge bowls of tomato soup at the Cafe Cocoa. The cottage in Whitby is lovely – on Sandgate, overlooking the harbour, with a large sailing boat … Continue reading

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St Ives Paintings

Worked on three views of St Ives based around Smeaton’s Pier. The first, using a triptych of canvases, is looking back down the pier towards The Wharf. Quite pleased with the colour and texture in the composition. For the second view I thought … Continue reading

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What my blog is about

This blog is an attempt to write about what I do. I am a painter and sculptor. As a painter I work mostly with oils, mostly on canvas, but sometimes on board or other media. As a sculptor I work … Continue reading

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Staithes Gallery

Michael and I spent the last two days visiting Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay. The first purpose of the visit was to deliver some of my works to the Staithes Gallery. I hadn’t seen the gallery before – its rather … Continue reading

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