by Nick | Jul 23, 2020 | Oil Paintings, Pen & Wash Sketching, Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
The Exe EstuaryPainting and drawing around the Exe Estuary. In this post, there is a selection of my sketches, drawings and paintings from around the Exe Estuary. With some of my favourite spots to go. I have walked, cycled, sailed and kayaked around the Exe Estuary....
by Nick | Jul 19, 2020 | Oil Paintings, Pencil Drawing
‘Heather and Red Deer on Exmoor’. This oil painting commission was very personal. To help someone to remember his Granny and family farm on Exmoor. Paul asked for there to be lots of heather, windswept trees and possibly a Red Deer stag. However, he...
by Nick | Mar 15, 2020 | Charcoal Drawings, Oil Paintings, Pen & Wash Sketching, Pen Drawing/Sketching, Watercolour paintings & sketches
Sketching at Topsham Sketching & walking around Topsham I can enjoy my love of history, wildlife and all things maritime. There is a real sense of history, with all of Topsham’s Dutch roofed houses. I love all of the old slips heading down to the Exe Estuary...
by Nick | Dec 12, 2019 | Oil Paintings, Postage Stamps
I was delighted to find that one of my stamps, featuring Winston Churchill, was chosen to be used on the set of six Guernsey Stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Philatelic Independence. With Guernsey Post’s special ‘stamps on stamps’ issue....
by Nick | Sep 21, 2019 | Oil Paintings
A new horse portrait painted in oils The horse is called called ‘Zinda’. I was commissioned to paint her for a birthday present, with instructions to try and capture her ‘chestnut’ colour. I worked from photographic reference. However, I had to change the light...
by Nick | Oct 12, 2017 | Oil Paintings
Oil painting of a young man, sailing, ‘First Mate at the Helm’. Painted in Winsor & Newton Professional oils on Canvas Board – 30 x 40 cm. For this painting, I had to work from photo’s, but still did a little sketching around the subject....
