Heron in the Shallows
Watching a heron in the shallows is a lesson in stillness. They possess a quiet, singular focus that I wanted to capture here, relying on the fluid nature of watercolour and ink to convey both the bird's structure and the…
The Bell Inn at St Olaves
There is a specific stillness that settles over the water outside The Bell Inn at St Olaves. As Broadland’s oldest recorded inn, the building carries a weight of time that you can feel when you look at it from across…
Vintage Red Car and Palm Trees
There is a particular satisfaction in working with immediate, heavy marks to capture a sense of movement. With this piece, the focus was less on rendering a perfect technical illustration of a classic car and more on capturing the sun-bleached…
Tropical Waterfall in Paradise Amidst Lush Foliage
Painting the Movement of Water The focus of this piece was less about capturing a specific, static location and more about the challenge of rendering falling water. Water is notoriously difficult to pin down because it is constantly changing form,…
Majestic Eagle Soaring Over Mountains
The focus of this piece was less about capturing a rigid anatomical likeness and more about the raw mechanics of flight. When you watch a large bird of prey lift off or bank against a thermal, there is an immense…
Cosmic Rhythm Musical UFO Flying Saucer
Painting Sound The idea for Cosmic Rhythm came from a simple question: what does the sound of a mechanical object moving through space actually look like? When painting a subject like a flying saucer, it is easy to default to…