Step into the natural world with "Capturing the Wild", a stunning art exhibition now showing at the Fitch and Fellows Art Gallery. Featuring the works of four talented local artists, including Wolfango Chiappella, the exhibition presents a unique mix of styles and...
Ridgeway
The scene was inspired by a family walk along the Ridgeway in the Chiltern Hills, and this oil on board captures the beauty of that moment. The image projects a sense of peace and security as if the ridgeway is a sanctuary from the worries of the recent pandemic. The...
Hughenden Manor Garden
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...
Cumbrian Forest
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...
College Lake I
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....
New Season
On my daily walk around Weston Turville reservoir, the landscape is changing. Harvest is here and the new season is coming. I painted this in 2020 looking forward to the new year coming; It's now the end of 2021 and we still don't know when the new season will...
Third Place
My painting 'Sunset on Snow' is the Third Place winner of the July 2020 DPW Monthly Contest! I'm very happy!
En Plein Air
I finally decided to hack a cheap pochade box I’ve bought years ago and create my own for painting ‘en plein air’, it’s called the Wochade™.
Day and Night
Some say it's the glare of the sun, some say it's a full moon. What do you think?