In this video I demonstrate how to paint autumn trees and give you tips on painting broadleaf trees and mixing autumn colours. This painting is inspired by the willows and poplars in the Glenorchy area

This painting is inspired from some photos I took in 2007 when I was at Merrist Wood College doing my tree surgery course. The college campus had loads of woodlands and trees and views of the beautiful

My latest painting. This art work is inspired by the Glenorchy area in southern New Zealand.⁣ ⁣I painted this art work in oils on Belgian linen.⁣ ⁣Summer Willows, 12" x 12". oil on linen⁣ This art work

In this video I show you some of my design process when I create a painting. I then show you the study I worked on where I am creating a mountain landscape painting. The painting in this video is an idea

In this video I will show you how to paint the sunlit trees in this landscape that features a stand of trees. The trees are backlit by the evening sun which produces a beautiful translucency in the leaves.

This painting is inspired by the wild sea around the coast of the island of Guernsey. I painted this art work in oils on an 8" x 8" linen panel If you would like to see more of my art work check out my

I painted this art work in oils on an 8" x 10" linen panel. I originally started painting this outdoors on location and then I added more details in the studio This painting is inspired by a place called

One of the trickiest colours to mix in a landscape painting is green and its one that causes artists the most problems. Mix your greens right and they can look amazing and vibrant but get the wrong and

The subject of colour theory can seem daunting and a bit dry but it doesn’t need to be. Just learning a few basic principles of colour theory and values can help you to set an easy to remember structure

Have you ever been sat in your art studio feeling uninspired and like you’ve hit a wall? Well this sometimes happens to me when I’ve spent too much time in the studio and that's when I know I need to get

In this video I show you how to paint an epic seascape featuring breaking waves, translucent water and a rocky foreshore. These are all great elements to include in a dramatic seascape painting. I painted

This is a speeded up video of me painting a landscape, outdoors en plein air at the Matukituki River, New Zealand. Painting outdoors is known as painting 'en plein air', a French term for painting outside.

In this video I show you how to paint water, trees and mountains. The painting depicts a very familiar view in Queenstown, New Zealand and the view features willow trees growing on the foreshore of Lake

This is a speeded up video of me painting a mountain landscape, outdoors in Paradise, New Zealand. I paint outdoors a lot, I love being outside in the fresh air and painting from life and I have found

In the video I show you how to paint a seascape feature the coast of Wellington in New Zealand. This is just a small painting, but I love painting small art works and you can use them as colour studies

In this video I show you how to paint a coastal scene inspired by the Central Coast located in New South Wales, Australia. This painting features a summer evening with turquoise breaking waves on the beach

Using ProCreate to Design Compositions for Paintings I am in the process of designing compositions for a series of seascape paintings I'm going to paint. Normally I sketch out my compositions using a sketchpad

Painting Process Photo I painted this art work in oils on loose Belgian linen which I taped to a board. In this photo I was blocking-in the painting. Once it was dry I spent a couple of sessions adding

The Sketching Process Using ProCreate to Design Compositions for Paintings I am in the process of designing compositions for a series of seascape paintings I'm going to paint. Normally I sketch out my

Painting Process Photo This is a colour study for a larger painting. I painted this art work in oils on oil primed Belgian linen. Rees Valley, New Zealand, 6” x 12”, oil on linen panel. If you would like