This is inspired by a plein air study I made in January during a few snowy days.
I wanted to explore more fully the influence of colour, light and atmosphere I experienced on location, with the greater time and comfort that working indoors allows, while still keeping the spontaneity of loose brushstrokes.
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| 159. Revisiting the Snowy Path, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve Oil on board 9.76 × 7.87 in / 24.8 × 20 cm 10th February 2026 |
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Spring, Llanover is a small painting made using a very limited palette of water-mixable oil paints. The colours I used are:
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| 154. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Spring, Llanover Oil on board 5.31 × 7 in / 13.5 × 17.8 cm 20th January 2026 |
The Sunlit Canal Path, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Llanover is inspired by the beautiful late-afternoon walks with the dogs along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, when we used to live nearby.
Here, I wanted to capture the sunlight in a loose and immediate way, as it gives a warm touch to the landscape, with the pale blue sky reflected in the fluid mirror of the canal.
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| 153. The Sunlit Canal Path, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Llanover Oil on board 9.84 × 11.69 in / 25 × 29.7 cm 12th January 2026 |
Snowy Path, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve is an oil landscape painting alla prima en plein air in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.
I was drawn there by the white, soft snow (which white really isn’t!) that created an enchanting effect everywhere.
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| 152. Snowy Path, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve Oil on board 9.92 x 7.99 in / 25.2 x 20.3 cm 5th January 2026 |
Snowy Dusty Field, Llanover is a work that comes from a real moment in a farm field in Llanover – from an initial study on oil paper to this final oil painting on board – an attempt to capture the light and atmosphere that made that dog walk such a lasting memory.
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| 151. Snowy Dusty Field, Llanover Oil on board 7.02 x 11.34 in / 17.85 x 28.8 cm 3rd January 2026 |
Countryside Path, Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy is an oil painting resulting from some previous sketches. It features a familiar place in Italy where my dog and I used to walk every day.
I’m particularly fond of the gentle, soft quality of the land beneath the lively sky.
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| 150. Countryside Path, Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy Oil on board 8.03 × 9.92 in / 20.4 × 25.2 cm 31st December 2025 |
This is Llanover, Monmouthshire.
A snowy field. Mist curling around the trees. The distant point where they meet draws the eye.
It was inspired by a dog walk in early April 2019. Snow from the night before still dusted the ground, and the crisp, fresh cold made every step feel alive.
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| 12/12/2025 oil sketch og Snowy Dusty field, Llanover |
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| 11/12/2025 oil sketch of the Thames in St James’s Park |
