Painting for me is an immediate reaction to the subject I am looking at and most of the time that experience is found outside in the countryside where I live. I’ll paint in either oil or watercolour and hope to complete a work in not much more than two hours at the most. Larger more considered paintings are made in the studio but for me there is something unique and exciting about making a painting outside.

For the past twelve months I have been painting a small oil painting every working day and posting each to members of my mailing list. It’s been a challenge and great fun in equal measure and I hope improved my confidence and ability.  The exercise was supported by my other website called ‘Cotswoldsketchbook’ where the entire archive of paintings is available to see, you can also sign up to receive the daily paintings when they begin again in june 2010