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

Sky and land

Sky and Land is a landscape painting created on a portrait-oriented panel.

What drew me in was the striking relationship between the vast, cloudy sky and the land beneath it.

98.
Sky and land
9.8 x 5.1 in / 25 x 13 cm
oil on panel
9th August 2025

This view is from my garden, looking between two rows of Welsh cottages in Ystradgynlais.

Photo of the painting during the painting process.