Paint
When I was about 15 or 16, somebody gave me a great big box of oil paints, left over from a shop closure. I didn't really appreciate oil painting at that age, seeing it as an old fashioned medium; the stuff of the dark, dour paintings in the local municipal galleries I frequented.
So I dragged these paints along with me for my whole life, through house moves and renovations, feeling vaguely guilty that I wasn't doing justice to such a generous gift, and promising myself that one day, I would get to grips with oil paint.
This opportunity came when I did a residency at Stiwdio Maelor, in Corris, on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. These paintings are influenced by the landscape of the Corris area, and the coast around Aberystwyth. Old mine and slate works have been reclaimed by nature, with trees growing out of derelict buildings and amazing views appearing through abandoned doorways, occasionally interspersed with the roar of a Tornado practicing low-level flying.
So I dragged these paints along with me for my whole life, through house moves and renovations, feeling vaguely guilty that I wasn't doing justice to such a generous gift, and promising myself that one day, I would get to grips with oil paint.
This opportunity came when I did a residency at Stiwdio Maelor, in Corris, on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. These paintings are influenced by the landscape of the Corris area, and the coast around Aberystwyth. Old mine and slate works have been reclaimed by nature, with trees growing out of derelict buildings and amazing views appearing through abandoned doorways, occasionally interspersed with the roar of a Tornado practicing low-level flying.

"The Blue Door"
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas

"Ewe and Tornado"
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board

"Fish"
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board
28cms x 24cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board

"Pages From History"
46cms x 61cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas
46cms x 61cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas

"Corris Doorway"
40cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board
40cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas board

"Blanda Riverbank, April"
50cms x 40cms
Oil and graphite on Arches paper
50cms x 40cms
Oil and graphite on Arches paper

"Cala D'Or, September"
40cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas
40cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas

"Cala D'Or 2, September"
40cms x 30cms
Oil and cold wax on cradled board
40cms x 30cms
Oil and cold wax on cradled board

"Cornwall, July"
50cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on linen
50cms x 50cms
Oil and cold wax on linen

"Mist, Shropshire, May"
73cms x 53cms (framed)
Oil, cold wax and graphite on paper
73cms x 53cms (framed)
Oil, cold wax and graphite on paper

"Walking By The Blanda, April"
40cms x 50cms
Oil, cold wax and peat ash on paper
40cms x 50cms
Oil, cold wax and peat ash on paper

"Waiting For The Bus, Saudarkroker, April"
56cms x 71cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas
56cms x 71cms
Oil and cold wax on canvas

"On The Road To Akureyri, April"
30cms x 40cms
Oil and cold wax on Arches paper
30cms x 40cms
Oil and cold wax on Arches paper

"Walking Down The Mountain In A Thunderstorm, Trelex, April"
40cms x 56cms
Oil, cold wax and graphite on paper
40cms x 56cms
Oil, cold wax and graphite on paper

"The Island, April"
30cms x 30cms
Oil and cold wax on paper
30cms x 30cms
Oil and cold wax on paper