A great day of painting yesterday with a group of painters on the Grand Union canal near Tring reservoir. I managed to do 2 paintings. The first one is 4 hour hours oil on gesso panel 25 x 20 cm. The second is 1 and half hour oil on gesso panel, 18 x 24 cm. #grandunioncanal

'Revive & Thrive' Exhibition at The Wheatsheaf on the High Street, High Wycombe Launch Event: 2-4pm, 31st August Exhibition Dates: 10am-4pm, 31st August 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th September #exhibition

A view of West Wycombe Hill from the field next to Pedestal roundabout, painted yesterday afternoon. It seems odd that I have never painted this well known view. Oil on gesso panel, 20 x 25 cm. #westwycombe #chilternhills #landscapeoilpainting #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #art

Yesterday's painting of the 'old Kimble Rifle Range' nature reserve, at the foot of the Chiltern scarp near great Kimble. A beautiful peaceful place rich with chalk grassland flowers. Oil on primed panel, 20 x 25 cm. #chilternhills #greatkimble #landscapeoilpainting #oilpainting

Painting against the clock, just finished this in time for the official opening of the 'Rivive and Thrive' exhibition. I was painting today on High Wycombe High Street to promote this group show. Oil on gesso panel 25 x 20 cm. #highwycombe #landscapeoilpainting #oilpainting

A view of the footpath on the side of Watlington Hill, painted yesterday morning.This view takes me back to the 80s when I worked for National Trust, clearing dog wood next to this very path. Oil on primed panel, 23 x 30 cm. #watlingtonhill #chilternhills #oilpainting #artwork

A small painting of Bradenham from across the cricket pitch, earlier today. Oil on gesso panel, 18 x 24cm. #bradenham #chilternhills #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #landscapepainting #oilonpanel #artwork

A recent portrait commission of Zara, commisioned by her mother Blue. Oil on gesso panel, 50 x 40 cm. #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitoilpainting #paintingcommission

I was painting a view today of the Chiltern escapment and the Oxford plain, from Aston Rowant nature reserve today. Oil on primed panel, 20 x 25 cm. #chilternhills #astonrowant #landscapeoilpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel #landscapepainting #artwork #pleinairpainting

Looking from the top of Ellesborough Warren, looking over Aylesbury Vale towards Bledlow Ridge, painted earlier today. It was windy up there and noticeable cold in the wind. So much more warmer further down the hill. #chilternhills #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting

View over the Vale with Aylesbury in the distance, painted from Combe Hill earlier today. It was quite overcast this morning but turned in to a lovely warm day. Oil on gesso panel 18 x 24 cm. #combehill #chilternhills #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting

A pencil drawing on cartridge paper of an emu, 42 x 29cm, with step-by-step. #pencildrawing #pencil #artwork #pencilart #emu

Sun is out so what better than painting in Hughenden Park this afternoon. The trees are starting to look autumnal. Oil on primed panel, 23 x 30 cm. #hughenden #chilternhills #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel #artwork #landscapepainting

Something a little different, a seascape in oil pastels lose and semi abstract for my classes. Oil pastel on blue pastel paper, 50 x 32 cm. With step-by-step. #oilpastelpainting #oilpastels #oilpastelsonpaper

A painting of High Wycombe from West Wycombe hill, painted a few weeks ago. I worked on it some more last week in the studio. Oil on primed panel, 23 x 30 cm. #highwycombe #landscapeoilpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel #landscapepainting #chilternhills #artwork

'Irises', oil pastels on dark blue pastel paper. With step-by-step. #oilpastels #oilpastelsonpaper #oilpastelpainting

Gouache painting of an imagined Mount Fuji. Gouache on Langton hot pressed watercolour paper, 35 x 25 cm. With Step-by-step. #mountfuji #gouache #gouachepainting #gouacheart #gouachepaint #gouacheillustration

It's still in the season to buy sunflowers. A still life setup using purple paper as a back drop. Watercolour on watercolour paper, 40 x 28 cm. #sunflowers #stilllifepainting #watercolours #watercolourpainting #watercolourart #watercolorpainting

I was out painting in West Wycombe yesterday, seems a while since I've done this and the weather was nice. Looking at the A40 and Chorley Road from next to Church Lane. #westwycombe #chilternhills #oilpainting #landscapepainting #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting

A watercolour painting of a well-known view of Brooklyn bridge, with Manhattan in the distanced. Watercolour on watercolour paper, 26 x 37 cm. #watercolours #watercolourart #watercolourpainting #watercolour #watercolorpainting