Breaking Waves, Gower

Breaking Waves, GowerAn original oil painting of the waves breaking against the rocky shoreline on a late summer afternoon at Bracelet Bay in Mumbles, Wales. This painting brings me back to one of the first places I began to paint, and, over half a decade later, I find I'm better able to express the colours of the area; the addition of raw umber to my palette helps so much with the very subtle greys of the rocks. Unframed size 24 cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 1cm (D) (approx 9. 5 x

with a beautiful golden light across the sea in the distance

An original oil painting of a lush green field turned yellow by millions of blooming buttercups in the late spring

This is an original oil painting of Cogges Manor Farm's apple orchard painted during my artist residency

and the upbeat mood of this sunny morning in May

these bare trees were characterised by the shapes of intermingling branches against a blue sky

On this early May day

made during my Artist Residency

An original en plein air painting of a large Hawthorn tree with its blooming white branches elegantly draping themselves upon a meadow and a river bend

An original

the wind whipped through the steep street

pointed archway was backlit by the bright greens of the grass and trees outside

I wanted to capture the incredible view and the way the light of the golden hour hit the peaks beyond the Low Water tarn