There is something ethereal almost spectral about woodland morning mist. Sometimes so low that it is swirling around your legs as you walk, other times all around you so trees seem to appear loom into sight from nowhere. Mist is formed in the morning as the sun rises and the ground warms up. The airContinue reading “Woodland Mist”
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That’s my Home!!!
International Orangutan Day The 19th August 2021 is International Orangutan Day. This painting of a mother and baby orangutan is intended to highlight the conflict between humankind and nature,. The orangutan is critically endangered. Their rainforest habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. For humans this is a double whammy – threatening biodiversity and acceleratingContinue reading “That’s my Home!!!”
International Orangutan Day
The 19th August is International Orangutan Day. To mark the day I will be releasing a new painting featuring a mother orangutan with her baby against the backdrop of their rainforest home being devastated. If you are inspired to help visit http://www.orangutan.org.uk . #art #painting #orangutan #rainforest #nature #wildlife
World Nature Conservation Day
The 28th of July is World Nature Conservation Day intended to remind us of the importance of nature and the need to protect it. This painting of an orangutan is intended to highlight the conflict between humankind and nature. The orangutan is critically endangered. Their rainforest habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. This isContinue reading “World Nature Conservation Day”
Lock down pick me up
COVID has made travel abroad elusive which made me think about past holidays. This painting is a scene in Taormina, Sicily which always brings back memories of long relaxing days under the Mediterranean sun.
Vespa
The Vespa was “born” on 23rd April 1946 so celebrated its 75th anniversary this year and is still going strong. To many the Vespa scooter is one of the iconic symbols of Italy. Made by Piaggio from Tuscany the name means “wasp” in Italian. According to Wikipedia the final design was the work of aeronauticalContinue reading “Vespa”
Poppies
2020 saw the 102nd anniversary of the end of the First World War. As the nation fell silent on Armistice Day – 11 November – to remember the millions who died in the conflict, I found my thoughts focussing on the poppy, that simple yet beautiful and vivid flower which has become the enduring symbolContinue reading “Poppies”
Boats at sunset
Lungomare, Joppolo
Joppolo is a beautiful, tranquil town in Calabria, southern Italy. Lungomare is a seafront road of several kilometres that is a favourite morning walk for locals and visitors alike. I have tried to capture the key features along Lungomare in a single painting. I hope you like the result.