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 |
View of Nole's bell tower and Valli di Lanzo, Italy is an oil painting created during my stay at my family's in Italy.
It is what you can see from the kitchen window on the first floor, a beautiful view of the mountain range and the rooftops of houses and bell tower of the little town.
The sunny day offered a clear and lit effect of colours, light and shade.
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| 155. View of Nole's Bell Tower and Valli di Lanzo, Italy Oil on board 4.88 x 6.97 in / 12.4 x 17.7 cm 21st January 2026 |
For this painting I used water mixable oil colours in a limited palette.
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| Painting location at the window (sorry the mess) |
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Spring, Llanover is a small painting made using a very limited palette of water-mixable oil paints. The colours I used are:
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| 154. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Spring, Llanover Oil on board 5.31 × 7 in / 13.5 × 17.8 cm 20th January 2026 |
The Sunlit Canal Path, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Llanover is inspired by the beautiful late-afternoon walks with the dogs along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, when we used to live nearby.
Here, I wanted to capture the sunlight in a loose and immediate way, as it gives a warm touch to the landscape, with the pale blue sky reflected in the fluid mirror of the canal.
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| 153. The Sunlit Canal Path, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Llanover Oil on board 9.84 × 11.69 in / 25 × 29.7 cm 12th January 2026 |
