This is a painting made in the studio and it features the canal walk we used to have when we lived near the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Llanover, Wales.
I was attracted by the light and reflections created by the sunshine and it shows a lush vegetation I really love.
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| 181. Canal Walk Oil on board 9.9 x 12 in / 25.2 x 30.5 cm 6th June 2026 |
A second day of oil studies in the garden with further different colour palettes.
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| 179. Garden study 3 Oil on paper 30th May 2026 |
The first study of the day is featuring my climbing roses in the garden. Some unusual colours to mix the paint for this study.
The second study is about the same flower pots of yesterday but with a different colour palette and with the strong light snd shadow.
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| 180. Garden study 4 Oil on paper 30th May 2026 |
In this day I finally inaugurated my new painting setup: the 12x9-inch easel and 16-inch panel holder by DayBreak Easel, and my carbon-fibre tripod by K&F Concept.
As experimenting is fun and makes you learn new things, I decided to use different a colour palette to try different colour mixing.
The first study is on the top left and it depicts part of my garden and the sky.
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| 177. Garden study 1 Oil on paper 29th May 2026 |
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| 178. Garden study 2 Oil on paper 29th May 2026 |
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 |
