Countryside Path, Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy

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.

150.
Countryside Path, Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy
Oil on board
8.03 × 9.92 in / 20.4 × 25.2 cm
31st December 2025

Preparatory sketch on paper - Snowy Dusty field, Llanover

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.

12/12/2025
oil sketch og Snowy Dusty field, Llanover

Second Sketch on paper - The Thames at St James Park, Buckingham Palace

As with the previous oil study, this one is from the same spot along the Thames in St James’s Park, looking towards Buckingham Palace but a little more to the right.

I focused on the light filtering through the trees, where the walking path caught the sun and reflections on the water grew darker and more prominent. Thick palette knife strokes suggest the scene rather than describe it, with warmer tones hinting that autumn is approaching.

11/12/2025
oil sketch of the Thames in St James’s Park

First Sketch on paper - The Thames riverbank at St James Park, Buckingham Palace

This is one of two oil studies inspired by a trip to London in 2014. 

This study captures the vegetation along the river towards Buckingham Palace, where the light and colours create a beautiful scene to walk through.

11/12/2025
Sketch on paper

Sketch on paper - Laving Dunkerque, France

This piece is inspired by a sunset I photographed from the ferry in April last year, as I was leaving the port of Dunkerque to return to the UK. There’s something truly special about the moment when the sun gently sinks into the horizon. The colours can feel almost unreal, creating a magical atmosphere — as if time briefly stands still.

Iy is an oil on paper and I used the plaette knife for most of it.

09/12/2025
oil sketch on paper

Preparatory sketches for Countryside Path, Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy

These are oil sketches on paper that I made to create a new painting.

They feature a field in Corona Verde Stura Nole, Italy where I used to walk with my dog when we lived there.

I tried to simplify the scene, by focusing on blocks of colours put next to each other instead of the individual elements in the painting.