This is another oil painting featuring the beauty of countryside, where nature is lush and you can walk under a big sky.
I liked the path leading to a distant field behind the line of trees and the open sky above with many passing clouds. The sense of peaceful movement was what I tried to recreate in this landscape.
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| 176. Sky and Land, Walking in the Countryside Oil on board 9.9 x 12 in / 25.1 x 30.6 cm 3rd May 2026 |
Inspired by open land and big skies, I painted this landscape painting featuring a well known field in Llanover, Wales.
I worked in the studio over some working sessions. My main focus and aim was to capture the sense of space both of the land and the sky, with the soft feeling of playful clouds.
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| 175. Clouds and Dandelions Oil on boards 12 x 11.8 in / 30.5 x 30 cm 27th April 2026 |
I really enjoyed using the palette knife to soften edges and create atmosphere.
A Sunny Day, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve is an oil painting featuring a walking path in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve that I have already painted last year from life in the summer.
I was really intrigued by the different colours and vegetation this season: lighter, brighter greens, little yellow flowers, and the sky peeking through the still quite bare trees.
Painted plein air.
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| 174. A Sunny Day, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve Oil on board 12 x 8.9 in / 30.5 x 22.5 cm 9th April 2026 |
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| A Sunny Day, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve painting on the easel outdoors |
Floral on the Windowsill is an oil painting featuring a bunch of softly faded flowers on the kitchen windowsill.
I liked the effect on light on different surfaces. Painted alla prima from life.
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| 173. Floral on the Windowsill Oil on board 7 x 5 in / 17.7 x 12 cm 30th March 2026 |
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| Photo pf the painting next to the real vase of flowers |
Clouds Over the Brecon Beacons is an oil painting done from the bedroom window looking towards the Brecon Beacon National Park.
I decided to paint it because of the clouds and their relationship in terms of light with the land below.
Painted alla. prima and from direct observation I aimed to avoid details and be as direct as possible.
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| 172. Clouds Over the Brecon Beacons Oil on board 6.9 x 8.4 in / 17.6 x 21.3 cm 28th March 2026 |
Bare Tree in the Spring Afternoon Light is an oil painting done alla prima and from life in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve.
I was drawn to the water stream first and then I saw the tree and it looked to me as a good composition.
I aimed to be as minimal and simplified as possible.
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| 170. Bare Tree in the Spring Afternoon Light Oil on board 8.2 x 6.1 in / 20.7 x 15.5 cm 20th March 2026 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session |
Clothesline in the Spring Light is an oil painting featuring my clothesline in the garden.
As the weather was good I decided to give it a go as aiming to simplify the scene and depicting the waving clothes.
Painted from life in two different sessions, thanks to two consecutive sunny days.
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| 169. Clothesline in the Spring Light Oil on board 9.9 x 9.8 in / 25.2 x 25 cm 19th March 2026 |
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| Day 1 |
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| Day 2 |
Tulips in Lampshade Light is an oil painting featuring a bunch of tulips in a glass vase next to a blue lamp with the light on.
I loved the idea of using electric light to create nice colour and light effects. Painted alla prima and from life.
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| 168. Tulips in Lampshade Light Oil on board 8.3 x 6.1 in / 21 x 15.5 cm 16th March 2026 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session |
Tulips in the Gloomy Light is painted from life during a dull day. It is the interior of my living room and the subject are actually the tulips in the vase as they bring colour to the scene.
I tried to simplify and say enough. Painted alla prima and from life.
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| 167. Tulips in the Gloomy Light Oil on board 9.8 x 7.9 in / 24.8 x 19.7 cm 14th March 2026 |
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| Photo of the finished painting on the easel |
Daffodils in the Garden Pot is an oil painting done from life and alla prima.
My focus was capturing the Spring flowers in a simplified way.
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| 166. Daffodils in the Garden Pot Oil on board 9.8 x 7.8 in / 25 x 19.8 cm 9th March 2026 |
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| Photo of the painting on the easel and its subject |
Spring Is Coming is an oil painting capturing the freedom of some daffodils out in the garden.
I really wanted to capture their bright glow against the shaded cement and bric fence and the foliage.
Painted alla prima and from life.
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| 165. Spring is Coming Oil on board 8 x 7.8 in / 20.2 x 19.9 4th March 2026 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session when the light had already moved |
Prayer Plant in the Sunshine is an oil painting featuring the Maranta Leuconeura Erythroneura plant lit by the sunshine coming from the window behind.
Painted from life.
I loved the glow all around the plant and the table surface.
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| 164. Prayer Plant in the Sunshine Oil on board 9.8 x 9.8 in / 25 x 25 cm 1st March 2026 |
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| Photo of the finished painting next to the plant |
Prayer Plant on a Dull Day is an oil painting featuring my dear plant, a Maranta Leuconeura Erythroneura — was given to us as a thank-you present from our neighbours.
Thanks to this painting I discovered its characteristic: during the day the leaves lie open and flat, quietly catching the light. At night they fold upwards, as if in prayer for evening vespers — which is how it earned its common name: the Prayer Plant.
I painted this from life on a dull day when very little light was coming through the window, so I focused as much as possible on colour and texture to suggest movement and depth.
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| 163. Prayer Plant on a Dull Day Oil on board 10 x 10.7 in / 25.5 x 27.1 cm 27th February 2026 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session |
Sunset From the Harbour is my first large oil painting on canvas.
It depicts the same seascape of the small version but with more freedom and flow.
I really enjoyed painting it, it was a liberating experience in terms of brush and colour marks.
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| 162. Sunset From the Harbour Oil on stretched canvas 23.6 x 31.5 in / 60 x 80 cm 19th February 2026 |
Sea Sunset is an oil painting I painted from previous studies on paper.
It features the sea view I saw when travelling by ferry in the English channel.
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| 161. Sea Sunset Oil on board 8.3 x 11.9 in / 21 x 30.2 cm 14th February 2026 |
I liked those sunset colours reflecting both in the sky and the water, it is something you can experience only by being there.
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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| 160. Revisiting the Snowy Path, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve Oil on board 9.76 × 7.87 in / 24.8 × 20 cm 10th February 2026 |
Hilltop Trees is an oil painting featuring a view dear to me that I can see from where I live.
After a failed attempt because of the weather conditions, I returned a couple of days left to be welcomed by a lovely sunshine and beautiful cloud formations.
I loved the colours and the light.
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| 159. Hilltop Trees Oil on board 6.1 x 8.2 in / 15.5 x 20.7 cm 4th February 2026 |
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| Photo of the painting on the easel outdoors |
Grazing Sheep Under Cumulus Clouds, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve is an oil painting featuring exactly what the title says.
Started outdoors and finished in the studio. The aim was looking at the view in terms od shapes and colours to describe the scene as little as possible.
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| 158. Grazing Sheep Under Cumulus Clouds, Ystradfawr Nature Reserve Oil on board 7.99 x 7.99 in / 20.3 x 20.3 cm 29th January 2026 |
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| photo taken on location |
Cup of Tea is an oil painting I made in Italy and it was great fun.
I loved the play of colours and the sunshine from the window making colours warm and vibrant.
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| 157. Cup of Tea Oil on board 5.79 x 7.83 in / 14.7 x 19.9 cm 25th January 2026 |
Also for this one I used a limited palette of water mixable oil paint and it was painted alla prima and from life.
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| Photo of the painting on the easel next to the real cup of tea. |
Cluster of Rural Houses in the Nole Countryside, Italy is another oil painting done in Italy by looking out from the kitchen balcony doors. I was intrigued by those countryside houses surrounded by fields and trees. It was a dull day.
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| 156. Cluster of Rural Houses in the Nole Countryside, Italy Oil on board 5.98 x 9.76 in / 15.2 x 24.8 23rd January 2026 |
