Fall by the Wyeside

oil on panel 8x10"

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i know,i know,

it's been tooo long.....a month without a plein air,eek!

so to make it up to you,some fireworks from the car park!

did this scene last spring as well see here

it was a bit of a squeeze,

nice how you can see the scene reflected in the cars

Walk

acrylic on paper 7x10"

went for a walk with some good friends this sunday

that is Dave over there

Wales is amazing!

Fluffy Thistles

oil on panel 6x9"

autumn evenings are the best

especially in wales

and if you're a painter of course

Kamperen in Nederland

camp fire (rene & annette)

oil on panel 6x9"

we spend a couple of lovely days

with rene and annette on this beautiful dutch campsite

it is rare to find a bit of quiet nature in holland...

so i'm not going to tell you were it is,hehe

old citroen camper van

oil on canvas 8x10"

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rene did a great version here

Rugby practice

oil on panel 6x9"

felt very privileged when i wondered into this little scene last evening.

the rugby pitch in Builth Wells,with the very last burst of the low sun,

the sounds of the boys killing each other...

and all i had to do was quickly put down some colors

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Pink Pelicans

oil on panel 6x9

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back from a great little European road trip with my boys.

managed to hook up with Rene in Holland

to stay and paint on a campsite

and this Zoo near Arnhem

and the weather was vurrukkulluk!

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almost stopped in time for this one...

this is rene showing off...

and me hiding in the bush...

Irish rain

oil on panel 8x10"

here another painting done during my stay in Ireland
Michael and i had to go out no matter the weather.
and it shows you don't need a nice day to make a nice painting...
Michael did a lovely brighter version here

Wexford,Ireland, plein air painting festival 3

no stopping shopping oil on panel 8x10"

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86 painters on the streets of Wexford,Ireland this bank holiday weekend

an exhausting and very satisfying trip.

Ireland was all it was meant to be,the lovely people,the rain

the pubs...the Guinness and the singing...don't ask!

more shopping in the rain,oil on panel 6x9"

day one was a total wash out,which i enjoyed very much...

the balloon seller,oil on panel 6x9"

Saturday the sun came out and with it most of the other painters...

i was lucky enough to bump into this balloon seller.

...more Irish work will follow...

Wexford,Ireland, plein air painting festival 2

painters everywhere

what is he painting?

i'm always interested seeing other painters' set ups

this guy was dangerous !

hard at work

these girls worked big and bold

plenty of onlookers


picasso was there too

Wexford,Ireland, plein air painting festival

I'm off to Ireland this week for a 5-day festival for painters working ‘en plein air’,
Art in the Open 2009 will welcome artists from all over Ireland and overseas to join accomplished Invited Artists, to watch the experts and to take part. Held in and around Wexford Town on August bank holiday weekend, the festival features 3 days’ painting from Friday 31st July– Sunday 2nd August followed by an exhibition on Monday and Tuesday 3rd and 4th August.

Tour de France 2009

acrylic on paper 6x9"

sorry,not many updates at the moment

busy painting the tour de France

on my painting le tour blog

woohee!

pond lilies

oil on canvas 6x9"

never had the change before to paint some water lilies...

now i know why Monet liked painting them so much

it was like a meditation...

Drinking Sheep

oil on canvas 8x10"

when painting the fisherman scene below,

these young sheep gathered behind me,to drink from the river

interesting how they all stayed in the shade.

Salmon or Trout?

Salmon or Trout?

oil on panel 6x8"

i caught a fisherman today!

they've got it right,you know...

soo nice to spend a day on the river

(Wye of course)

no matter what you catch...

three giants surrounded by buttercups

oil on panel 6x8"

these trees are huge,as long as i live in wales i wont do them justice,they are that big....and dark

Old Maestro

oil on canvas 7x9"

lucked into this old shed when the light was good this evening...

it housed an old BL Maestro 500 city,

a crap car even when new!

i liked the way the welsh poppies were growing all around it

happy monday

oil on canvas 7x9"

late light on the hill

this is the edge of the town

painting the evening

has its advantages

the birds singing the day

the yummy shadows

it was a lazy day

really