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Thank you for visiting my website. If you prefer to see before you buy, I can reserve paintings until you can visit. Visits to my rather untidy home studio are by appointment only.

People who buy my paintings are those who share my love of art and of North Yorkshire: its coast, woodlands and moors. My approach to painting is primarily contemplative, naturalistic yet stylised, looking for the beauty and peace one experiences when immersed in Nature.

You can see my work in a few galleries in North Yorkshire. Please see the “Galleries & Exhibitions” page, and check their details for opening days and times.

North Yorkshire WINTER Open Studios

Didn’t that wonderful Summer just fly by! In less than two weeks, on the weekend of 1st and 2nd November, it’s the Winter Open Studios. I hope you’ll be able to visit my home studio in Loftus. Details of all the artists taking part can be found on: nyos.org.uk

I’ve been busy painting, and most recently preparing my 2026 calendar, which should be ready within a week or so. Do let me know if you’d like me to reserve a copy for you. My latest painting of Danby Bridge will be on the front cover.

Summer 2025

Thank you to all those who visited the Open Studios. Your support means a lot to me, and to all the artists who opened their doors. Since then, the weather has been uncommonly warm in North Yorkshire, and I share my time between my garden and my painting. If you visit our wonderful county, do get in touch if you’d like to visit my studio. I hope you have a wonderful summer, and that you treat your eyes to landscapes and artworks. In the words of AOC, “making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive”.

North Yorkshire Open Studios

Less than 2 weeks until the Open Studios, which start on Saturday 7th June! I hope you will be visiting artists throughout North Yorkshire. It’s a wonderful way to fill your eyes with landscapes and artwork. My home studio in Loftus will be open on 7/8th and 14/15th June, from 10am to 5pm. Details of all the selected artists can be found here: nyos.org.uk

moorscape, green fields and purple heather on rolling hills
Hazelhead, Goathland. oil on canvas, 50x100cm

February/March 2025

This time of year seems to be all about preparing for upcoming exhibitions. This year it starts with a group exhibition by Brigantia at The Station in Richmond (North Yorkshire) from 27th February to 26th March, and the North Yorkshire Open Studios Preview exhibition at Craven Arts House in Skipton from 21st March to 10th May. Then it will be time to prepare for the Open Studios 7th/8th & 14th/15th June.

Curvy Fields. oil on canvas, 50x100cm

Happy New Year 2025!

Thank you to all of you who bought one of my artworks during the year. I hope they will bring you joy for decades. Thank you for every card, print or calendar, and especially for those who commissioned paintings. They are often a challenge, but one which I enjoy! 2024 was a tough year for many artists, but sales of cards, prints, calendars, and paintings, have kept the wolf from my door. Or to paraphrase Tom Holt, not so much kept him from my door, but at least allowed me to install a wolf-flap, so the beast can come in and out without causing too much trouble! (T. Holt, 1987, “Expecting Someone Taller”).

Calif Pop (Eschscholzia). mixed media on gesso board. 25x25cm.

I do have a few calendars left, for anyone who hasn’t got one yet. Please contact me and I can post one to you. Thank you.

North Yorkshire Winter Open Studios. 2nd & 3rd November 2024

North Yorkshire Open Studios is a great weekend for visiting artists throughout the county, whether you want to talk about art or techniques, discover that special painting for your wall, or simply look for gifts produced by artists. I’ll be taking part from Wold Pottery in Loftus, TS13 4HG, with Jill Christie (potter). Also in Loftus, you will find Emma Donoghue, who specialises in porcelain, and within 20 miles you will find other potters, painters, and glass artists. All selected artists and their locations can be found at Nyos.org.uk

Winter 2024

It’s that time of year, and my new calendars have landed! As in previous years, it is an A4 wall calendar, a page per month, printed in Yorkshire on 250gsm paper. It features my favourite paintings from the last twelve months, some oil paintings, and also pastel, watercolour, and acrylics. The price also remains the same: £12.50 + postage.

Please contact me if you want to reserve a copy. I can post them to you, and they will also be available to pick up during the North Yorkshire Winter Open Studios, on the weekend of 2nd & 3rd of November. I’ll be taking part from Wold Pottery in Loftus, and I hope to see you there.

PS. 15 October. Well, Thank you! (Happy little dance) Usually I run out of calendars by early December, but this year they were all reserved within a week. If you want one but you haven’t reserved your copy yet, don’t worry. I ordered some more today and they should arrive next week. If you have already reserved a copy, I’ll keep it for you or I’ll post it to you. Thank you again!

Summer 2024

Thank you to all those of you who came to visit during the Open Studios. This Summer I’m mostly painting commissions and enjoying the glory of the North Yorkshire coast when the sun shines. And I will try to update this site with my new paintings soon…

If you like my style and you would like me to create a painting for you and your wall, please get in touch, as I’ll be able to take on new commissions in September. I hope you have a good Summer, wherever you are.

Oil on canvas, 90x90cm. Commissioned by P.H. for J.

North Yorkshire Open Studios 2024

The Open Studios start on 1st of June. This year over 170 artists have been selected, so there will be an artist near you, if you’re in North Yorkshire. The full list of artists, details and map can be found at nyos.org.uk

I will be taking part from Wold Pottery in Loftus, TS13 4HG. I will be there for the weekends of 1&2 and 8&9 June, from 10am to 5pm. You can come and chat about art and you will see some of my oil painting on canvas, as well as some new work including pastels and watercolours. And of course you will also see Jill Christie’s pottery workshop.

Sunset Lilies. oils on canvas, 100x100cm

Feel free to contact me if you’d like a private viewing during the week (please phone 01287 643030).

The Brigantia exhibition at The Bath House, RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate is currently under way and runs until the 9th of June.