My Sketch Books
In this section you’ll find a few pages from my sketch books. Some of the drawings took 10 minutes, others took a bit longer. Some were from observation and others were ideas I jotted down for future paintings. I hope you enjoy getting a bit of an insight into the way I work. Here’s an idea: Why not start a sketch book yourself … today? You’ll be surprised how much pleasure it brings.
Living in Lyme Regis means we're spoilt because we look at this beautiful stretch of the Jurassic coast every day. I did this sketch from an upstairs window where we were staying
This big, chunky fishing boat comes in to Lyme Harbour most evenings
A quick colour sketches of a farmhouse in Devon - the palm trees are there because ... well because I like palm trees!
One of a series of sketches for a semi abstract large canvas
Hill Monastry in Nepal. I drew this from my camera reference during our trek in Nepal in 2013. Since then, two terrible disasters have overtaken the country.
One of a series of sketches for some semi abstract figurative paintings
This pencil sketch was from a photo I took of a delightful old Greek lady
I drew this very quickly whilst sitting on a friend's balcony in the south of France. The light was fading quite fast.
A colour sketch for a private commission. The sketch was for client approval
Colour sketch for a large canvas - The Secret Garden
Another colour sketch for the series 'The Secret Garden'
He could only be a french man - spotted in a 'tabac/bar' in Antibes
Ooh la la! A french waitress in a fabulous, seedy bar in Paris
I took this idea from a visit to a stately home, (can't remember which one), but it had a pavilion in the grounds.
Some colours jotted down in Colioure in the south of France
A quick sketch of the Picasso Museum in Antibes
