Sketching kit

After many years of lugging bags of unused art materials along tricky coastal paths I have finally condensed my sketching kit!

Watercolour sketches

I love on the spot sketching, its such a challenge! Watercolours are perfect, they dry quickly and have a fabulous spontinaity about them.

Lands End to Sennen

One of my favourite sketching trips is along the coastal path between Lands End and Sennen, trying to capture the changing colours of the seasons and the effects of changing weather ...never a dull moment!

Sennen Beach

Stunning Sennen provides endless wave watching opportunities for holiday makers and locals alike.

Sketching at Sennen

sea study

I love painting the sea, letting my hand loose with its movement

Sennen Beach

watercolour painting

Drypoint etching

Drypoint is an intaglio method of printmaking where the drawing is scraped into a printmaking plate, covered with ink, wiped and run through an etching press. The pressure of the press pushes the ink from the incised lines onto the paper producing lovely velvety lines. You can see the indentation of the plate on the paper.

Luggy digging

Mounts Bay is another of my favourite sketching trips. I enjoy trying to capture a little of what its like to live and holiday in this beautiful part of the world.

Ice cream

on my stall you will find a selection of framed and unframed original prints and paintings.

Sandpiper

This little drypoint etching is of a Sandpiper I saw running in and out of the sea along Mounts Bay, I have just hand coloured it with watercolours.

Printmaking

Only a limited number of Drypoint etchings can be produced before the pressure of the etching press wears the plate down

Beach walk

a limited edition drypoint etching also hand coloured with water colour

Monoprints

Often called the painterly printmaking method, monoprints are a great way to play around with colour and textures, working in layers each print is unique

Monoprints

surprising textures build up

Monoprints

some lovely colours emerge

Monoprinting

Its always fun experimenting, this print was created by drawing and rubbing the back of a sheet of paper that was placed on some rolled out left over ink. printmaking can take on its own narrative

Abstract cliff

mixed media, charcoal, paint and pastel, I enjoy playing around with different mediums.

Sennen Sunsets

I am fascinated by dramatic skies and sunsets. The sunsets at Sennen provide endless inspiration and great painting challenges!

Newlyn

The sky can set the mood of a painting

Windy day in Cornwall

A happy bad hair day! This is a handmade wild duck designs card, hand drawn and painted

Wild duck designs

wild duck designs is a small evolving card and print company set up in partnership with my lovely brother Paul

locally produced

A selection of wild duck designs cards can be found on my stall at Sennen Market. To find out more about wild duck designs and to keep in touch visit www.wildduckdesigns.co.uk a simply splendid sibling site!

Market Gallery

my stall is just around the corner! Fabulous Sennen market runs every Tuesday morning 9 - 12 throughout the year, if you are ever in Sennen on a Tuesday morning pop up and say hello!

Cornwall Rediscovered

heres a pic of our latest developing 'Cornwall Rediscovered Collection' its a fascinating step back in time...I'd love to tell you about it... do come and discover more

Sennen Market

This is the view from the upstairs Gallery at Sennen Market Wonderfully colourful Sennen Market is a joy to behold! With the best local producers and talented makers the market is famous for its quality and friendliness and also supports a number of local charities too To find out more visit www.facebook/sennenmarket

Pendeen Pottery & Gallery

A selection of my work can also be found amongst the Pottery and Paintings of talented couple John and Gemma Swan. Pendeen Pottery & Gallery is just 3 miles from St Just on the beautiful Coast Rd to St Ives. Lovely Gemma is a fellow Stall holder upstairs in the Sennen Market Gallery.

FLAME

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