Join me this September for a relaxed public workshop in Cadaqués. We will paint this lovely harbour street with the white Church of Santa Maria glowing above the town. The aim is a strong, simple painting with lively brushwork and clean whites.

Our focus will be light and shade, perspective, arches and balconies. We will plan a clear value map, lay a big soft wash for the shady left side, and keep the church and sky as our lightest lights. The road and zebra crossing will guide the eye using simple one point perspective. I will show how to simplify the arches and balconies into big shapes first, then add a few crisp darks for railings and lamps. Expect tips on timing, soft and hard edges, and how to keep it loose.

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I love painting small Italian piazzas/squares. An open area, and more paintable than narrow streets when there's less options and views. Piazza San Salvatore in Lucca is one of those places. A simple church, head on, a pretty fountain, a few cafés and people drifting through.

My painting from my public workshop yesterday, where we got to paint these small boats on the River Dart at Dittisham. Dittisham, famous for plums we now know

Lerici, Italy, Watercolour 15" x 11"

Lerici Castle, Liguria Italy

Saltash, Cornwall, Watercolour 15" x 11"

3 Small Boats, Saltash, River Tamar Painting

Lost Dutchman State Park, watercolour, 15" x 11"

Painting the Flatiron at Lost Dutchman State Park – Contre Jour in Watercolour

Noss Mayo, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Tidal creek on the River Yealm, Devon

Tuscany, watercolour, 15" x 11"

Old Stone Arch Bridge, River Rosara, Tuscany

Holywell Bay, Cornwall, Watercolour 15" x 11"

Painting Holywell Bay Sand Dunes to Cubert Common