Papyrus | 8×8″ | June 2020

MAR 2019: capture a wave.

JUN 2018: tho winter is so dark and grey, must get outside to play.

MAY 2018: paint the same subject in a different way.

SEP 2017: show the end of summer.

Mission: create a feeling of tension and uncertainty.

Mission: create fog and mist with paint on paper.

Mission: read the tides, currents, charts, shipping lanes and weather before heading out.  

Mission: show the close proximity of the islands on a clear day.

The blank sheet of watercolour paper is sometimes daunting. Or sometimes you are lost in the quagmire of self-doubt. Or whether there’s any point in painting another painting…

Mission: raise two birdlings ‘Another Hard Days Night’  | 2017 | 6×6”

Mission: create with seasonal colours. ’Orange and Black’ | 2018  | 8×8”

Mission: prove the impossible. ‘Red cedar’ | 2017 | 9×12”  

Mission: decide whether an estuary can be called a beach.

Mission: Create a visual likeness of the movement of the wind blowing the beach grass.

Mission: find a place for a quick nap while on the road up-island.

Mission: there’s a nook and there’s a crannie. Grab a toe-hold. Who’s your grannie?    

Mission: show love with paint. Lust. Harmony. Perhaps monogamy.

Mission: tree-like shapes, no leaves, starkness. How can I make it more interesting?  

Mission: create a focal point. It’s hot. No breezes but the sweet smell of moss on warm rock.