Thornbury, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

A view up the High Street.

Bristol, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Kings Weston House in Bristol - a rainy day!

Bristol, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Temple Meads, near the Railway Station.

Yate, UK, Watercolour 15" x 11"

Yate near Bristol and Tanhouse Lane.

Weston Super Mare, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

View over to Knightstone Island.

Bristol Harbourside, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The Harbourside area of Hotwells in Bristol.

Thornbury, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

The main street in Thornbury, UK.

Underfall Yard Bristol, Watercolour, 15" x 11"

Boatbuilder's yard in Hotwells, Bristol.

Weekly sketch night at my art society (well we are all at home locations for a bit), the 'Bristol Savages', and the topic for the night was 'There will always be an England'. So we have normally 2 hours to produce a painting based on that topic without the use of any reference material (so no cheating looking up on the web). Owning to the current social distancing restrictions, this of course was a virtual meeting.

My painting is based on a view looking down Gloucester Road and some dramatic shadows.

Minehead, Somerset, 15" x 11"

Simple composition - go for 3 boats, all different sizes.  It's amazing how many colours you can sometimes find in the harbour floor.  Probably more than if it were the sea.  My reference photo was a dull December day.  I changed it to a sunny one!

Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms