Drawing was of course a core skill for the whole of my life as a ceramicist. But when I was working full-time on large murals, commissions, figurines and tiles I had no time for painting.
Since I stopped clay-work though, my involvement in painting presented me with a constant and ever growing challenge. As ever, I never really like to sit still in my work, so I work with different styles and subjects, and with different media.
My paintings continue to reflect my love for form and composition, and I seek always to capture the essence of the subject, be it buildings, people, cats, or landscapes.
Amongst those on this page are some of my most recent, "swirly" in style, and influenced by my reminsicence of Graham Sutherland's work, which is on regular display in the delightful gallery at St. David's, cathedral town of his beloved Pembrokeshire.
Some that have been sold can be seen here
Bridge at Burgui
Oil on canvas - 100cm x 80cm - POA unframed
This old bridge rests in the upper Roncal Valley, in Pyrenean Spain. When we were there first, about ten years ago, we sat for ages, watching whilst a massive herd of sheep and goats was brought down from the steep hills that border the village, and the griffon vultures soared down towards the plains.
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Into the Blizzard
Oil on canvas - 100cm x 80cm - framed POA
The background to this picture is Arlescot Farm, which lies between Much Wenlock and Broseley, in lovely Shropshire. It's one of those pictures that has gone through several changes of identity, having started out as a late-summer scene with golden crops in the foreground.
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Plas Brondanw
Oil on canvas - 100cm x 80cm - framed POA
I was proud to have been awarded second prize in the MOMA Wales open competition in 2013 for 'Plas Brondanw'. This was the second of my three entries in recent years to have been commended or won a prize.
The gallery at Machylleth's Tabernacle Gallery is always worth a visit, and the work that MOMA Wales does for the arts is impressive indeed..
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Fondales Goat Run
Mixed media - 50cm by 70cm - POA framed
Amongst the several small villages that comprise the Taha, in Spain's Sierra Nevada, Fondales lies further down the slope of the steep valley through which the Rio Tevelez runs. Though modern times and modern ways may bring change, the regular daily goat run was still happening in 2013.
The quality of light here is just wonderful, and I love to stay and capture the sense of stability and tradition that still can be seen, heard, and smelt.
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