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.
 |
| 166. Daffodils in the Garden Pot Oil on board 9.8 x 7.8 in / 25 x 19.8 cm 9th March 2026 |
 |
| 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.
 |
| 165. Spring is Coming Oil on board 8 x 7.8 in / 20.2 x 19.9 4th March 2026 |
 |
| 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.
 |
| 164. Prayer Plant in the Sunshine Oil on board 9.8 x 9.8 in / 25 x 25 cm 1st March 2026 |
 |
| 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.
 |
| 163. Prayer Plant on a Dull Day Oil on board 10 x 10.7 in / 25.5 x 27.1 cm 27th February 2026 |
 |
| 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.
 |
| 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.
 |
| 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.
 |
| 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.
 |
| 159. Hilltop Trees Oil on board 6.1 x 8.2 in / 15.5 x 20.7 cm 4th February 2026 |
 |
| Photo of the painting on the easel outdoors |
