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Ancient Footsteps
80x30cm, oil on canvas panel, October 2025
On a cold and blustery day overlooking the Merrivale stone rows on Dartmoor (tucked just behind the trees on the right), this artwork plays with the dramatic light breaking through the clouds and illuminating the autumnal ochre colours. The imposing King’s Tor on the left breaks the distant skyline of Bodmin Moor in the distance, linking these two places which were once Celtic places of importance and worship. The history of ancient footsteps walks amongst the grasses in this artwork, which have been loosely applied to capture the movement of the wind. Granite stones litter the landscape and provided both this painting and myself with a sense of grounding. The low clouds promise rain, which was sweeping across from Cornwall, making this painting a breath of the coming seasonal change.
Bonfire Season
48x24cm, oil on cradled panel, September 2025
Painted on an early autumn day near Sharpitor on Dartmoor, I was transfixed by the rising smokestacks of bonfires burning across the distance towards Cornwall. I loved the softly moving smoke being pulled lazily by the breezes, adding a verticality which is often missing in wider landscape scenes. I think this helped to accentuate the steep valley drop to Horrabridge in the foreground. This was painted from right up near the cloud line, by the summit of Sharpitor, to get as close to the clouds as possible and show the luscious band of light which stretches all the way towards the far Cornish Horizon of Bodmin Moor. The removal of paint is a major aspect of this textural artwork, allowing the bright white gesso layer to shine through and reflect the sunlight breaking through the dappled cloud layer. I found it was more about letting the light to the work, and not the paint, and this painting is a milestone in my reductive technique.
Through the Porthole
18x24cm, liquid charcoal and oil on canvas panel, September 2025
An experimental piece using liquid charcoal and layering techniques, ‘Through the Porthole’ was created on a hot summers day at Mount Wise, Plymouth. Looking out towards Mount Edgcumbe through an opening in the trees, this painting explored the relationship between capturing thinned, warm shadows, and thick, bright highlights, leaving out the middle tones which usually do a lot of work within my paintings. An important piece in the development of my style, this experimental work is a small and valuable packet on information and artistic development.