Update: 'Self-portrait' is one of DPW Facebook picks of the day! I have always been hesitant to paint my own portrait. Shyness has been a barrier, but here I am, finally taking the plunge after all these years. I present to you my first self-portrait since 1998, a...
The sun shone brightly as I stepped into the grandeur of Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. This Victorian mansion was once the country house of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, who was one of Queen Victoria’s most...
Update: 'Cumbrian Forest' is one of DPW Facebook picks of the day! This captivating study of a tree and its environment is a timeless reminder of the beauty of nature. The golden light that filters through the leafy canopies, the lush greens of the landscape, and the...
Update: 'Chiesa Campestre, Roncaglia' is one of DPW Facebook picks of the day! This painting is a tribute to my beloved homeland, a place that I will always carry in my heart. I am filled with emotion as I gaze upon my first painting of 2022, a little rural church...
An early morning walk near Weston Turville inspired this little painting. The foggy weather front is replaced by the blue sky. This is a reworked painting I wasn't satisfied with, the contrast between the lower-key values at the bottom of the painting and the sky...
Another painting inspired by College Lake near Pitstone in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, a nearby nature reserve set in an old chalk quarry. The site is a sanctuary for more than a thousand species of wildlife on the lake, marshland and grassland....
The illusion of volume using tonality. This was a very challenging exercise in how to handle paint, shape, halftones etc.