Winterbourne Duck Pond, watercolour, 15" x 11"

Winterbourne, South Glos, UK and the village duck pond there.

France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Dordogne, France

My next Workshop will be on May 20th at 8pm UK time.  I will demonstrate painting this rural scene and attendee paintings get to be featured in my group video.  Register at:

https://www.crowdcast.io/c/may2024workshop

Avebury, Wiltshire, Watercolour 15" x 11"

Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Cows in a Field, SW France.

Chipping Sodbury, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Sheep, Small Holding, Chipping Sodbury

Cotswold Way, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Cows in the shade...

Cotswolds, UK, Watercolour 15" x 11"

An imaginary scene from the Cotswolds in the UK.

Queensland, Sheep, 15" x 11".

Based on a photo sent by a subscriber, a hot dusty scene from the outback.  The middle ground needed a bit of thinking and planning.  The dust is there plus it affects the lower background as well.  So timing here was important in blending washes while still moist and then when everything was dry, I used some week white gouache and mixed it it (easy when the paper has a tough surface to it).

Venice, Italy, 15" x 11"

Based on an old black and white photo taken by a friend, this was a very quick sketch of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice.  Probably a challenge to paint with all those architectural details, domes and spires.  And then those pigeons - too many to paint them all, so I summarise by just doing a few - almost dabs of paint with a little twist and then a shadow below.  Hopefully gives the impression.  Also, for all those people, I drew them in first then the background.