Towards the Brecon Beacons is an oil painting featuring a field in the farming grounds of Ystradfawr Nature Reserve. It is a field that attracted be for its being surrounded by trees and looking towards the mountains of the Brecon Beacons.
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| 105. Towards Brecon Beacons 6.1 x 13.1 in / 15.5 x 33.3 cm oil on panel 19th August 2025 |
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| Photo taken of the finished painting in situ |
The old tree features a majestic beautiful tree in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve near the gate at the end of a farming field.
I was intrigued by the play of light and reflections on the ground and on the tree trunk.
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| 104. The old tree 11.7 x 8.3 in / 29.7 x 21.1 cm oil on panel 17th August 2025 |
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| Photo taken at the end of the painting session |
Evening fluttering clothes is another oil painting inspired by the summer windy evening when my clothes were drying in the garden. I loved their free movement and I tried to capture it with paint.
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| 103. Evening fluttering clothes 8 x 10 in / 20.3 x 25.4 cm oil on panel 16th August 2025 |
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| Photo of the painting on the easel in the garden |
Sheed in green is a small study of the end part of my garden where the shed sits next to a lovely collection of flowers and pots.
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| 102 Shed in green 4.6 x 6.6 in / 11.7 x 16.7 cm oil on panel 15th August 2025 |
When the late afternoon offers you an interesting light.
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| Painting on the easel in front of the subject |
The triad is a still life featuring three objects I love: a blue vase, an onyx jar, and a small shining bottle.
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| 101 The triad 8 x 8.7 in / 20.3 x 22 cm Oil on panel 14th August 2025 |
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| The finished painting on the easel |
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| 100. Woodland footpath 7.9 x 9.8 in / 20 x 25 cm oil on panel 12th August 2025 |
It features a hidden footpath descending to Penrhos that I discovered by chance.
I like the meandering line winding around the gentle slope where a lonely tree stood.
The scene is in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve, Ystradgynlais.
Edge of the Woods is a painting particularly dear to me, as it captures an idyllic vision of the Welsh countryside, with trees lining a gently descending slope.
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| 99. Edge of the woods 6.5 x 9.4 in / 16.4 x 24 cm oil on panel 11th August 2025 |
I painted it while it was raining, and I loved the peace and tranquillity of the place. It’s located in Ystradfawr Nature Reserve and depicts the countryside between the woodland and Penrhos.
It was completed in a single painting session.
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.
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| 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.
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| Photo of the painting during the painting process. |
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