Other and Mixed Media
![Dog A pastel painting of a dog](art2/Dog2x800-th.jpg)
A painting of a Spaniel called Kiya using Pastel Pencils
Kiya
![Dog A pastel painting of a dog](art2/Dogx800-th.jpg)
A painting of a Border Collie called Buddy using Pastel Pencils
Buddy
![Dogs A pastel painting of two dogs](art2/Dogsx800-th.jpg)
A painting of a two dogs using Pastel Pencils
Rocky & Alfie
![Eagle A pastel painting of an Eagles head](art2/Eagle2-th.jpg)
A painting of an Eagle using Pastel Pencils
Eagle
![Eye A colour Pencil painting of an Eye](art2/Eye-th.jpg)
A painting of an Eye using Coloured Pencils
Eye
![Tiger A pastel painting of a Tigers head](art2/Tiger-th.jpg)
A drawing of a Tiger using Pastel Pencils
Tiger
![Gorilla A charcoal painting of a Gorilla's head](art2/Gorilla-th.jpg)
A drawing of a Gorilla using Charcoal Pencils
Gorilla
![Sally A pastel painting of a dogs head](art2/Sally-ptls-th.jpg)
>A pastel painting of my long-passed pet Jack Russell
Sally
Willy Lotts Cottage
![Cottage by the Canal A pen and coloured pencils painting of cottages beside a canal](art2/CanalCottages-cp-th.jpg)
A Mixed Media painting of a Cottage by the Grand Union Canal using Pen with Coloured Pencils. My first painting of this subject was in
Pen & Wash. This particular version was an afterthought when I decided to experiment by applying coloured pencils to a
pen drawing of the scene.
Cottage by the Canal
![Chaffinch A pen and coloured pencil painting of a Chaffinch](art2/Chaffinch-th.jpg)
A drawing of a Chaffinch using Pen with Coloured Pencil.
Chaffinch
![Blue Tit A pen and coloured pencil painting of a Blue Tit](art2/BlueTit-th.jpg)
A drawing of a Blue Tit using Pen with Coloured Pencil.
Blue Tit
![Robin A pen and coloured pencil painting of a Robin](art2/Robin-sk-th.jpg)
A drawing of a Robin using Pen with Coloured Pencil.
Robin
![Bear A coloured pencil painting of a Collie dog](art2/Bear-th.jpg)
A portrait of a rough coated Collie dog drawn with Coloured Pencil.
Bear
![Boat Sketch A pen and coloured pencil sketch of a beached boat](art2/BoatSketch-th.jpg)
This mixed media sketch is of a small boat resting on the sand and is a combination of Pen and Coloured Pencil.
Boat Sketch
![Christmas Card A graphite and watercolour painting of a Christmas scene](art2/XmasCard-th.jpg)
This mixed media painting depicts a Robin sitting on Holly, painted in watercolours, with a village scene behind drawn in pencil.
Christmas Card
![Fuchsia "Winston Churchill" A graphite and watercolour painting of a Fuschia flower and a portrait of Winston Churchill](art2/WinstonChurchill-th.jpg)
This mixed media painting depicts the named fuchsia in watercolour, alongside its namesake, Winston Churchill, drawn in pencil.
Fuchsia "Winston Churchill"
![Old Lime Kiln An acrylic painting of an Old Lime Kiln](art2/LimeKiln-acr-th.jpg)
This painting of an old abandoned Lime Kiln was done by way of dipping my toe in the water with acrylics. I used them in much the same way as watercolour, mixing them with water. I like the way you can paint over mistakes but the colours seem flatter some how. For comparison purposes, I did the same picture in
watercolour. I've also drawn it in
pen.
Old Lime Kiln
![Beach Garden A pen and coloured pencil sketch of a Beach garden](art2/PleinAire-th.jpg)
Spent a lovely few days on the east coast a few months ago and decided to attempt my first ever plein aire sketch. This was the view from our balcony looking out across the Beach Garden towards the sea. The initial sketch was in pen and then finished off using coloured pencils.
Beach Garden
![Ross Castle An Oil painting of Ross Castle](art2/RossCastle(oil)-th.jpg)
A subject I enjoyed painting in
watercolours and I wanted to obtain a direct comparison between the two mediums. Again I found colours much too strong. My greatest difficulty was trying to paint the lake. I just couldn't figure out what to do to get a watery effect. Also see my
pencil drawing
Ross Castle
![My Home An Oil painting of a bungalow](art2/Pineside(oil)-th.jpg)
My first attempt with Oils. I found them much harder (and messier) than watercolours but did appreciate the way I could paint over mistakes. I tried a familiar subject for my first effort. I found the colours much too strong and struggled to lighten things up a bit. I think I thinned the oils too much but I was working on a small canvas and I found the oil difficult to apply using thin brushes.
My Home