2026

A very damp start to the year and in the quieter moments I have been having a little foray into a more abstract world. Sadly nothing dazzling to show and I have returned to my more representational style!
Further walking and exploring along the coast and Hartland Quay grabbed my attention - and a large oil (below) has followed.

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2025

Following a very positive and eventful (and damp!) week my London exhibition 'Margins' at Gallery Different, Fitzrovia, has now closed (14 Nov).

I showed forty oils and watercolours featuring boats, wildlife and landscapes

of the North Devon and Cornwall coasts, estuaries and rivers.

There are still some paintings available and the catalogue remains on line.

Looking West from Hartland Quay, oil, 92 x 122 cm

A wave of wigeon, oil, 60 x 84 cm.
In this painting I have used the Zorn palette: a limited set of four colours—Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red (or Vermilion), Ivory Black and Flake White.
Anders Zorn - Swedish painter, 1860 -1920

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Pied and pebbles, watercolour, 53 x 72 cm

Low water, Bideford Long Bridge, oil, 150 x 100 cm

Lone fulmar, oil, 61 x 149 cm

Sloppy seas (Fulmars), oil 38 x105 cm

In September I exhibited two oil paintings with the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) at the Mall Galleries in London - and in October a further three paintings with the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA). This is the 45th consecutive year I have exhibited with the SWLA.

In my time with the SWLA I have served on the Council, then nine years as Secretary followed by President for five. I also served six years on the Board of Governors at the Federation British Artists (FBA) - the body that oversees the running of the Mall Galleries.

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2024

From the 2nd to the 6th July my oil painting, Wanderer (100 x 150 cm) was on show as a finalist at the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition at the Mall Galleries (London). I was delighted to be included in this exhibition/competition showcasing wildlife art from across the world and, most importantly, raising funds for wildlife conservation.

Wanderer, oil, 100 x 150cm

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2023:

SHORELINES, my solo London show at Gallery Different, (14 Percy St., Fitzrovia, W1T 1DR) closed after a very successful week (21 - 25 Nov). Paintings from the North Devon and Cornish coasts as well as a little dip into the Outer Hebrides were on show.

Misty dawn, Bideford, oil, 61 x 61 cm.jpg

Misty morning, Bideford Oil, 61 x 61 cm

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THE CALL OF THE RUNNING TIDE was published last autumn by Mascot Media.

This is a collection of my paintings from the last 45 years with a companion text describing my journey as an artist over the past four decades. There is also a chapter on the SWLA, including my time as president (2004 - 09) There is a standard edition, available from myself, the publishers and various other outlets. There are also two special, limited editions of the book - please follow this link for more details.