I have been attending Adult Education Painting and Drawing classes for several years now,
originally to improve my drawing skills for lace design but it has become a hobby in its own right.
I have tried using most mediums; acrylic is perhaps the most successful and I like using ink and wash for quick sketches.
![Three Artists; pink and green](3artists.JPG) |
Three Artists; Pink and Green 52cm x 40cm, acrylic on board.
Fellow art students at Gravesend AEC |
Winter Trees 15cm x 45cm, acrylic on board Poplar trees at Cliffe in winter. |
![winter treesn](wintertrees.JPG) |
![DarkIslands - 8Kb](darkislands.jpeg) |
Dark Islands 77cm x 24cm, acrylic on board. One of my early paintings |
Down the Alley 50cm x 68cm, acrylic on board Another early painting. |
![Down the Alley - 19Kb](downthealley.jpeg) |
![Rochester Cathederal - 16Kb](rochcathed.jpeg) | Rochester Cathedral 46cm x 46cm, acrylic on board. Like 'Down the Alley' this was painted entirely with a knife. |
Sam Swimming 24cm x 20cm, pastel on paper. Sam in the Lake District when he was a puppy. | ![Sam Swimming - 13Kb](samswim.jpeg) |
![Bluebells in Shorne Woods - 15Kb](bluebell.jpeg) | Bluebells in Shorne Country Park 33cm x 48cm, acrylic on paper. Deceptively close to the main A2 trunk road. |
Storm Clouds 32cm x 22cm, watercolour on paper. A medium I find very difficult. | ![Storm Clouds - 13Kb](stormclouds.jpeg) |
![Parasol - 15Kb](parasol.jpeg) | Parasol and Flowers 48cm x 38cm, ink & bleach with a little watercolour. A first attempt at this medium. |
Sunset over Belgian Coast 24cm x 20cm, pastel on paper. A misty November afternoon. | ![Belgium - 14Kb](belgium.jpeg) |
![Postbox - 19Kb](postbox.jpeg) | The Old Postbox 20cm x 30cm, ink on paper. About five miles away at Beluncle near Hoo, I posted my Christmas cards there last year. |
Ian's Guitar 28cm x 45cm, acrylic on paper. Into Abstraction | ![IansGuitar - 14Kb](iansguitar.jpeg) |
![Three Shells - 12Kb](threeshells.jpeg) | Three Shells 35cm x 27cm, oil on paper. Another first attempt, this time with oils. |
Chertsey's Gate, Rochester 33cm x 47cm, brush pen with watercolour. One of the historic parts of old Rochester | ![Chertseys Gate - 15Kb](chertseysgate.jpeg) |
![Watchtower at Upnor - 9Kb](upnor.jpeg) | Watch Tower at Upnor 33cm x 47cm, pastel and pencil on paper. The tower looks over Chatham Dockyard. |
Cobham Village 42cm x 22cm, brush pen and watercolour. I didn't include the horses that tried to block my view! | ![Cobham - 10Kb](cobham.jpeg) |
![Chalk Church - 12Kb](chalkchurch.jpeg) | Chalk Church 35cm x 47cm, brush pen and watercolour. Northern side, painted between showers. |
Bridge House, Ambleside 61cm x 42cm, acrylic and pastel on board. A much painted landmark. | ![Bridge House, Ambleside - 14Kb](bridgehouse.jpeg) |
![Lamp with Flowers - 14Kb](lampflowers.jpeg) | Lamp and Flowers 38cm x 38cm, charcoal and gouache. My first frameable picture. |
Shell 12cm x 12cm, ink on paper. A challenge to observe and draw. | ![Shell - 8Kb](shell.jpeg) |
![Stile - 17Kb](stile.jpeg) | The Old Stile acrylic on paper, 40cm x 50cm. High summer in the Kentish countryside. |
Pansies and Bell 38cm x 28cm, acrylic and oil pastel. I still have the pansies, they are made of silk. | ![Pansies and bell - 15Kb](pansies.jpeg) |
![Irises - 15Kb](irises.jpeg) | Irises 25cm x 20cm, ink on paper. A quick study using a hand cut reed pen. |
Sunflowers 29cm x 20cm, ink and wax pastel on paper. Shrivelled and papery; lovely texture. | ![Sunflower - 21Kb](sunflow.jpeg) |
![Cobham Church - 17Kb](cobhamchurch.jpeg) | Cobham Church Tower 45cm x 65cm, acrylic on board. Another knife applied, heavy impasto painting. |