Chris Geall

2012-01-07T07:45:00.000-08:00

Head start on spring

2010-04-09T06:58:00.000-07:00

As ever I'm just too impatient to wait for the Bluebells to come out

Easter 2010

2010-04-03T08:48:00.001-07:00

Winter dawn at Robin Hood's Bay

Soft wintry Whitby

Dawn from Sandsend

Finally a Runswick Bay picture

2010-03-13T01:59:00.000-08:00

A quiet winters dawn on Whitby beach

Runswick Bay

I've had numerous requests for Runswick Bay pictures, although it's very pretty it's actually quite hard to get a decent angle on the buildings. Hopefully this has done it justice.

5th March

2010-03-05T14:21:00.000-08:00

Winter evening from Whitby East pier

Feb 10

2010-02-26T02:40:00.000-08:00

Down Tin Ghaut -Sold

Summer evening on the beach at Dunstanburgh - Sold

Lossie mouth lighthouse - Sold

Yet another cool whitby from Spion Kop

Wintry Whitby

2010-02-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

Sold

Glencoe int snow

2010-01-15T06:00:00.001-08:00

Sold

August coastline stuff

2009-08-28T03:37:00.000-07:00

Saltburn Sold

Rock pool at Robin Hood's Bay Sold

Robin Hood's Bay Sold

Dawn on Whitby beach Sold

Boggle Hole

2009-08-13T04:32:00.001-07:00

Robin Hood's Bay village viewed from Boggle Hole-Sold

Early August

2009-08-07T13:31:00.000-07:00

Robin Hood's Bay

Passing sunlight over Whitby

Whitby Eastside from near the bandstand

June 2009

2009-07-04T04:43:00.000-07:00

The Bridestones
Ripples and Reflections - Whitby Harbour
Summer's evening over Whitby Harbour
The Saw Mill waterfall near Grosmont
Tranquil waters - Mirk Esk near Grosmont

May

2009-05-29T03:55:00.000-07:00

Gentle Ebb
Fiery Dawn

Soft sunrise out to sea

Spring has sprung

2009-05-06T09:34:00.000-07:00

It's been so good to finally get the big flush of green growth in the woods, I wish this could last all year. Soon all these lovely shadows will disappear as the leaf canopy closes over.
Here is a Scarborough dawn, I'm starting to have naps during the day now to compensated for getting up at silly hours.

Easter work

2009-04-17T08:28:00.001-07:00

Here is a better picture of Aislaby quarry
Sunset from above Tate Hill Beach
Soft sunset by the beach huts on Whitby beach
Winter sunset from Whitby East pier
Misty Whitby ..... sold
Whitby Harbourside ...... sold

2009-03-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

I have been quite productive recently and here are some of the results, sorry about the image quality.

In anticipation of spring

2009-03-12T07:24:00.001-07:00

Every year it's the same I just can't wait for spring so I did this triptych to keep me sane.

Whitby harbour

2009-02-13T22:16:00.000-08:00

2009-02-02T11:46:00.000-08:00

Stormy seas off Whitby East Pier

Autumn revisited in Falling Foss woods

Autumn revisited

2009-01-16T08:52:00.001-08:00

This one is set in the woods near Grosmont by my favourite beech tree.

I've finally got studio lights up and running

2009-01-09T14:01:00.001-08:00

Hopefully this will mean decent photo's from now on and all done from the comfort of my own living room rather than waiting for hazy sunshine.

Studio lights are up and running

2009-01-09T13:53:00.001-08:00

2008-12-10T03:51:00.000-08:00

I'm working at the gallery now and am struggling to find a way of taking a decent photo. We had a lovely period of snow the other week and this is the result.

2008-11-19T07:22:00.000-08:00

As ever I've been neglecting the blog, but here at last is a cracker. It's loosely based on a little spot in Falling Foss woods. I've been painting it in the gallery and it's been warmly received.

18 october 2008

2008-10-18T03:51:00.000-07:00

Red Dawn over Whitby Harbour

Old Railway bridge near Beck Hole

Autumn Exhibition

2008-09-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

The oranges on this one haven't come out so well

We're having a little Autumn exhibition and these will be going into it.

The Hole of Horcum

2008-08-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

The Heather is out at last and the Hole of Horcum is looking as spectacular as ever.

Whitby

2008-08-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

Early evening , Whitby Harbour

2008-06-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Scarborough North Bay

A garden over Robin Hood's Bay

Bluebells

2008-06-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Saltwick Nab

2008-05-29T23:49:00.000-07:00

Here is a quiet summers evening at low tide at Saltwick bay

Ruswarp mill

2008-05-15T00:09:00.001-07:00

Somehow it feels like cheating when you have such a beautiful scene just 200 yards from the house. This is the mill at Ruswarp on a hazy morning from just above the weir. I had originally wanted to put moored boats in the foreground ( or should that be forewater) but this would have detracted from the peaceful mood of the picture.

Slightly different angle on Whitby

2008-05-12T11:28:00.001-07:00

I came back after a early dawn at Robin Hood's Bay to find Whitby being soaked in a warm glow. I like this view and might try it again without the buildings in the foreground.

Spring has sprung

2008-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:00

This is the Mirk Esk behind Grosmont Engine sheds and I've awarded myself a gold star. Well worth the wet feet.

Key boards aren't waterproof

2008-04-22T01:49:00.000-07:00

I discovered last week that keyboards much prefer being covered in oil paint to having water poured into them, hence the late posting of these two pictures. The last couple of weeks have been fantastic and the canvases are flying out the door and I think the watercolours will have to go on hold for now.

I'm getting a lot of requests for Robing Hood's Bay and Whitby pictures so expect more of these in the next few weeks.

Watercolours

2008-04-10T08:45:00.001-07:00

Back in the Jurassic I started out painting in Watercolours. I've found it extremely hard to get back into but I'm getting there, I not going to post the early attempts though. Having made the move into Whitby I'm finding myself wanting to paint smaller scenes and to paint out in the fresh air (if you discount the smell of fish and chips).

Spring is sprung

2008-04-04T08:57:00.001-07:00

We've had a lovely warm week here in Yorkshire and spring is well on the way. This painting is my impression of what the woods near Grosmont will look like in a couple of weeks (I couldn't wait).

Moorland sunset

2008-04-01T09:01:00.000-07:00

I'm really getting into this new technique. Here is a close up to give you a better idea.

First week back in the studio

2008-03-28T01:41:00.000-07:00

The summer season has begun in Whitby allowing me to escape the gallery. To celebrate I've done a heavily textured painting. It's a style I'm really enjoying, it prevents me getting hung up on detail and forces me to concentrate on colour. The texture also adds another dimension that I fine almost hypnotic, unfortunately it's almost impossible to get a decent photo.

Glaisedale commission

2008-03-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

Here's a little one of Glaisedale I knocked off in a spare moment.

Sorry

2008-02-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

I would like to apologize for the lack of posts over the winter. This has been due to me working in the gallery and I simply ran out of time. Normal service will hopefully resume at Easter.

sparkling Esk 2007

2008-02-24T04:56:00.000-08:00

Glorious Autumn colours November 2007

2008-02-24T04:49:00.000-08:00

First Whitby picture

2007-12-22T13:40:00.000-08:00

I've just moved my studio into the Gallery in Whitby and to celebrate I did a Whitby picture. There's nothing like taking on a technically challenging piece in front of an audience. Judging from the reactions of people its gone O.K.
My current plan for the winter months is to carry on painting buildings and boats from the back of the gallery.

2007-11-29T02:37:00.000-08:00

I've really enjoyed the woodland scenes of the last few weeks but it is time to move on. The fowl weather has broken and the open skies of the moors are calling. Watch this space.

Autumn colours

2007-11-14T07:48:00.001-08:00

Here's a couple of smallish paintings of the woods at Falling Foss. We've had a wonderful autumn this year for colour, if only the leaves would stay on the trees for a couple more weeks.

Mallian Spout

2007-11-14T07:30:00.001-08:00

Mallian Spout

Mirk Mire Moor

2007-11-14T06:48:00.000-08:00

Mirk Mire moor in on the Stape road from Egton Bridge to Stape. The sun was dropping below a hill behind and hence the shadowy foreground.

Whitby East Pier

2007-11-14T06:41:00.001-08:00

This has been a little whille in the making. I've had it standing on its side in my workshop since september and every time someone came in they commented on it. So finally I have finished it and I think it's alright

Back to selling wet paintings

2007-10-24T07:19:00.001-07:00

One of the things I used to miss about when we had the Grosmont Gallery was selling wet paintings. It gives me a real boost and makes me annoyingly happy. This one is of the beech trees above Falling Foss. As you can see we're into the Autumn colours here and I'm hectically scurrying around grabbing scenes before we loose all the leaves.

Oh yes and it's sold

Getting back in the groove

2007-10-18T10:42:00.000-07:00

I almost walked away from this one, all was grey and dismal until the sun rose through the clouds on the horizon. It's Saltwick bay by the way.

This one is from the top of Kettleness looking out over Runswick Bay.

2007-09-28T01:33:00.000-07:00

I must apologise for not keeping up with my blog recently but this is the reason. The flag ship for my bid for world domination, "Trattles and Geall Fine Arts" 127 Church Street,Whitby. I'm planning on getting its Website up and running by the end of the weekend.

As you can see I'm still getting the odd painting out dispite all the upheaval. This is a view I've been meaning to get to for a long time, usually I'm in too much of a hurry to get down to the beach. It's Saltwick bay, about a mile south of Whitby Abbey.

Early dawn

2007-09-28T01:24:00.000-07:00

I have to admit getting up for a dawn is a bit of a chore especially when it amounts to nothing. But sometimes its worth it, this one is from the beach at Robin Hood's bay. It infact clouded over pretty quicky and I went back home to bed.

Poverty Hill

2007-08-17T07:17:00.001-07:00

The colours that come out on the moors when the heather is in bloom are simply stunning. Again this photo isn't doing the picture justice, i've redone the last two pictures which hopefully give you a better idea of the colours I keep wittering on about.

The Heather is out

2007-08-15T02:30:00.000-07:00

The colours on this one haven't come out well, I'll take it out side and redo it when the rain stops. It's going to be moors moors moors for the next couple of weeks because the heather is out. This is up above Goathland, I'll have to look up the areas name on the map.

A Rosedale sunset

New gallery

2007-08-10T00:25:00.000-07:00

If you have been regularly checking me out you will have noticed that I've been trying to get a new style going. The reason for this is that I'm setting up a gallery in whitby and want a way of painting buildings. Yes that's right I'm getting back into the gallery game, we're looking to move into what is now "Pybus fine arts" at the top end of church street. I don't have an opening date yet but will keep you posted.

Whitby harbour using brushes

The Abbey steps reworked using a palette knife

Whitby beach

2007-08-03T08:39:00.001-07:00

I decided to end the week with something that has a chance of making me some money, so the palette knife has made a come back.

Whitby harbour

2007-08-02T08:14:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure that yesterday's picture is the way I want to go, I'm not sure I'd want it in the house to be honest. So in reaction to that I decided on an impressionistic one. As ever there will be a certain amount of tweaking over the next few days.

East pier

2007-08-01T07:39:00.001-07:00

I’ve spent the last couple of days playing with a completely different approach. I have to admit it has been immensely enjoyable. There is a great freedom in stripping a scene down to its key ingredients and working in blocks of colour. But is it a good picture? I don’t know , I would greatly value your opinion so please feel free to leave a comment.

Abbey steps

2007-07-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

I have this in built desire to produce photographic images but tend to like the kind of work that is obviously human. A psychologist would probably see it as a desire to please my mummy and daddy and an envy of people who are free to explore and express themselves. Well here's to you you self-righteous know-it-all head shrinker, oh dear was that a bit of repressed narcissistic rage coming to the surface? As you might have guessed I'm currently reading a book on psychology and am obviously benefiting from it.

I'm not sure this picture is finished yet, I just needed to get a different perspective by seeing it on-line.

Lots of little ones

2007-07-23T01:08:00.000-07:00

I've had lots of fun this last week messing about with smaller pictures. Infact I'm going to carry on doing the same this week. I've been having a rising sense of creativity being stifled by the risk of commiting large amounts of time to one single picture.

Fairhead

2007-07-13T02:00:00.000-07:00

The palette knife came out yesterday much to the relief of Tess. I haven't delved too deep to find out wether it's her love of my palette knife pictures or the security of their popularity. I've really enjoyed my little dabble and have a very large one of whitby on the go that I'm going to gradually work on over the coming weeks.

Impressions of the Esk

2007-07-10T07:39:00.000-07:00

The brush work theme continues with this little one of the Esk river. I think I'm getting hooked

Breaking out the brushes

2007-07-09T04:20:00.000-07:00

It's only natural that having decided that I'm going to get into water colours that I go and launch into oil painting with brushes. Having spent years being frustrated by the brush I've just spent a couple of wonderful days playing with the way it can softly blend in colours. I started fairly tightly, slavishly trying to imitate the scene but eventually got seduced by the brush marks themselves. This picture isn't quite finished but I'm very pleased with it so far.

Stormy moors

2007-07-06T03:17:00.000-07:00

This weather we're getting is producing some unbelievable skies. This picture is a product of a wet yomp accross the heather above Grosmont on Fairhead moor. Wet because that great big cloud swept over me and dumped its load, but worth it. I always find it wierd to spend an evening in a dramatic setting and then to come home to tranquil normality and the tele churning out its mind numbing drivel.

Water colours or not?

2007-07-04T08:04:00.000-07:00

It's hard to move into a differnt medium when you rely on your painting to provide an income, but some times I yearn for the softness water colours can produce. This is Whitby beach again, it has become a regular haunt as I have to take the kids to swimming three evenings a week now.

The other reason is that it is great fun, this is a mad, rapid sketch of some rain clouds.

Back to the grind stone

2007-07-04T01:41:00.001-07:00

It will come as no surprise to find out I didn't paint on holiday. It has also taken me a whole week to get my brain into gear and produce my first painting. I'd recommend three weeks though, it always takes me far to long to wind down and actually feel truely human. I took the new Clive James book with me and it became an invaluable tool.

I don't normally review books but this one deserves a special mention. I wanted a book that could take me on a nice high brow ramble through the history and philosophy of the last century. I wanted to be entertained and informed on a subject I know little about. I soon became very angry as I realised that I had wasted £20 quid on an unreadable door stop. I doubt that this book would even be of interest to someone who studied history and philosophy if the 20th century. It failed to even attempt to engage the reader and just preceeded to drone on endlessly cross referencing every minor interlectual of the past hundred years. I could go on and infact I did, I piled all my pent up stress in to this nasty little book. It sat there in our caravan vibrating its malevolence allowing me to get on and have fun with the familly. I think I'm going to find out his address and post it to him so that he can fill his own wheelly bin with it.

There I feel much better for that.

Last day of term

2007-06-01T05:18:00.000-07:00

I've got that last day of term feeling, tomorrow we're off to France for three weeks. I always take my paints with me when we go away but to date have never managed to paint anything. It's a problem I should over come because if holidays turned into work trips we could go on more.

I dropped this painting off at the Walker gallery, Harrogate yesterday with some small ones

Dale End

2007-05-22T09:04:00.001-07:00

The agony is starting to subside and I'm starting to enjoy myself.

Oh the agony

2007-05-21T08:27:00.000-07:00

Switching into watercolours is as painful as ever. I decided to put this little one up just to encourage me not to get back into the comfort zone of oils. The way I work is by laying down what end up being hopelessly muted washes and then slowly building up the colours over the day. By the end I start to flow and the picture hopefully pops out of what sometimes can only be described as a horrible mess.
I'm going to hang on in there and hopefully get into my stride by Thursday.

Golden sunset on Whitby beach

2007-05-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

It's been a quiet week with only one picture to show for it. The sun has swung nicely round and coastal sunsets may feature highly for the next few weeks. I've been clearing out the workshop ready for a little creative period. I've got a bit of a hankering to have a go at watercolours for a whille.

The mill picture was given as a leaving present and was tearfully recieved. I can see that in the future I will be known as such a bad artist that people would openly weep when presented with my work.

Ramsdale mill

2007-05-12T04:40:00.000-07:00

The great thing about taking on commissions is that you get taken to places you would never discover, like this fantastic little mill with a restored wheel hidden away in the back of beyond, Robin hood's bay. The bad thing is that you have to take on what ever you find there. This has been one tough one to do and I will let you judge whether I've carried it off or not.

Bluebell fever

2007-05-04T01:04:00.000-07:00

Bluebell woods No.6

I've been really enjoying my little jaunts into the woods, but this week the wind has switched to the East and has been dragging cloud in off the North sea. Whille everyone else in the country has been basking in sunshine we've had cold wintry weather. Because of that I've not been going out which is frustrating as the Bluebells will be coming to their peak now.

Bluebell woods No.7

The green is starting to get to me now, I may do some different subjects for a bit.

Glaisedale Head, winter dawn.

Just me and the Dog, not a soul for miles

The Murk Esk

2007-04-27T03:07:00.000-07:00

This is the first time I've attempted to capture submerged rocks in a water scene. At present I'm quite pleased, on a technical level anyway. Looks like I'm going to need alot of mosquito repellent this summer.

Spring has sprung

2007-04-26T00:37:00.000-07:00

I do apologize for neglecting you for the last few weeks, the exhibition took over for a whille. It went well, thankyou for asking and now I'm scrambling to get work reay for the Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair. Getting up and running again after the exhibition was a slow and painful affair but I seem to be making some headway.
Bluebell woods 2007 No.3
You will notice that I've got a bit of a thing about sunlight and woods, especially in spring when the light can still penetrate and the greens are fresh.
Bluebell woods 2007 No4

Already I'm struggling to stay on this one theme, I've never been comfortable about producing a series of work. Normally I flit between different subjects, making life hard for myself. Although today I'm going to do exactly that because I've run out of green and yellow paint

Bluebell woods 2007 No.5
This little part of the woods near Grosmont are my favourite, here the bluebells are thickest and the steep valley sides give a lovely back drop.

Footpath to Green End

This photo doesn't do the picture justice, but having said that I think it could do with livening up a bit.

Bluebell woods 2007 No.2

You'll have noticed I'm making life easy for myself and keeping the titles simple.

Bluebell woods 2007 No.1

One week to go

2007-03-30T07:14:00.000-07:00

Easter Exhibition looms

2007-03-23T07:45:00.000-07:00

The pressure is starting to mount, I have a solo exhibition at the Grosmont Gallery starting on Easter Weekend. I think I'll have enough work ready although some might still be wet when they go up. I'm quite pleased with this latest one of the Mirk Esk, a little tributary of the Esk near Grosmont. It's lovely in the summer to put on a pair of flip flops and to walk up the river, that's if you don't mind a bit of slimey algae between the toes.

It's only natural as the big day gets nearer that I get locked into a picture that refuses to come right. I've spent three days on this simple picture over looking the Esk Valley so far. I'm thinking along the lines of subtle glazing to tone down the far side of the valley, I've been a little agressive with the blue.

Slatic Bay comes good

2007-03-16T03:34:00.000-07:00

At low tide dawns at Saltic Bay can be spectacular. Unfortunately it requires three things: 1) Low tide, 2) the right weather and 3) me getting out of a lovely warm bed. It's great once you get there because very few people go and you get a wonderful dawn all to yourself. The reason it's so special is that there is a large area of flat rock below the cliffs, which becomes exposed at low tide. If there's no wind it becomes a mirror reflecting a hopefully gorgeous sky.

Autumn sunset on the moors.

I came back to this one and repainted the foreground. I couldn't identify exactly why.

This one is above a road called Oakley Walls that runs from Lealholm to Danby over the moors

Melancolia

2007-03-09T06:54:00.000-08:00

I've been throwing colour at canvases recently and this, I guess, is a reaction to that. The moors can be incredibly bleak at times but also they have a raw beauty. Normally I have to walk away from a painting for a couple of days to let it bed in, this one however I could look at all day. Time for some wine and sad music I think.

Leaving Doctors wood

I thought I'd try some more traditionally shaped canvases. I've been painting long thin pictures now for so long I'm finding these proportions really hard to come to terms with. What do you think?

Autumn Beech trees

2007-03-01T01:50:00.000-08:00

I climbed the stairs to my studio this morning with that dreaded sinking feeling only to be met by this this little beauty. Some times it feels as though I'm two people, maybe it's to do with sides of the brain and all that. It's probably best not to analyse what goes on in my sad little head, lets just say Berty did me proud yesterday. I've entered this in the Saatchi Gallery competition, if you would like to vote for it here is the link http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=2869

A frosty Hole of Horcum

I'm not a big fan of buildings, but every now and then I give it a go. This is Egton in the snow.

Poverty Hill

2007-02-21T04:49:00.000-08:00

I went out chasing sunsets the other week in the snow, by the time I got to Egton the sun was too low for anything decent so I carried on towards Danby. To my dismay the snow ran out. However the colours that lit up as the sun went down were fantastic. Although it’s been another brain frying couple of days I think I’m going to use this as my lead picture for my Easter show at the Grosmont Gallery.

Quiet dawn at St. Mary's lighthouse

2007-02-14T09:03:00.000-08:00

Another one detined for Newcastle, this is a georgeous spot that I intend to revisit often. I love the simple composition which has allowed me to just concentrate on the subtle colors of this quiet dawn.

Backlit Beech tree in Bluebell woods

2007-02-13T06:05:00.000-08:00

I'm putting three pictures into The Art Works Galleries in New Castle at the end of the month here is their web site http://www.theartworksgalleries.com. The lastest Bamburgh and this one are going, not sure what I'm doing for the third. I've started doing video's again. I'm actually finding myself referring to the little video image on the computer to see if the picture is working or not, how daft is that?

Grosmont woods

2007-02-09T03:23:00.000-08:00

I'm quite pleased with this one, it's nice to escape this cold grey weather for a bit.

Bamburgh revisited

2007-02-08T01:11:00.000-08:00

I wasn't happy with the last Bamburgh castle so I had another go. The photo isn't the best, I will try and take another when the light is better.

I did a little demo for Scarborough art society last night and this is the result. I think my next big one will be along similar lines.

Aislaby quarry

2007-02-05T06:14:00.000-08:00

I caught this wonderful sunset from Aislaby quarry last week. This one will be going into my Easter weekend exhibtion at Grosmont gallery.

Skye again

2007-02-01T02:15:00.000-08:00

I think I've fried my brain, can't think of anything worth whille to say

Robinb Hood's Bay - winter dawn

2007-01-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

Finally we got some proper weather this week as the wind switched to the North East. Lots of lovely wintry showers, but unfortunately no heavy lying snow. I've been hiding indoors for the last couple of months so it was fantastic to get the bike out and hack about in the sleet. I think this Robin Hood's bay picture says it all.

Blustery dawn at Saltic Bay

On easter weekend I've got an exhibition at the Grosmont Gallery. In preparation I'm going to do a series of spring woodland pictures playing with the sunlight breaking through the trees. I've still got some tinkering to do with this one but I still like it.

As for the previous Bamburgh Castle picture the picture fairy didn't come, it's dull but can be saved.

Skye, looks like rain again

2007-01-20T01:58:00.000-08:00

It has been a funny old week with too much framing delivering and tax returns. I still managed to squeeze in a couple though. I walked away in disgust from this one of Skye feeling completely useless only to find the next day the picture fairy had been. I don’t know what I’d do without her. All I need now is for her to come and sort this one out.

This one is of Bamburgh Castle, it was a lovely quiet dawn with an incredibly flat sea.
Sorry for the lack of videos, I've managed to completely fill my hard drive up. Normal service will hopefully resume next week.

Frosty morning on Egton Bank

2007-01-10T05:15:00.000-08:00

I've always liked this view and have driven down this road so many times. This picture is of the road going down Egton Bank to Grosmont on a very frosty morning. I just love the way the cold icy blues contrast against the warm orange light of the sky and the wet road. As for whether it's a good picture or not I haven't got a clue, hopefully the picture fairy will come and sprinkle her magic picture dust on it over the next few days.

Skye sunset

2007-01-05T07:27:00.000-08:00

This is the sun setting over Skye with Eigg in front. This was a great little trip on a friends fishing boat that he needed delivering from Oban to Fraserburgh. Wouldn't it be fantastic to have a boat for a studio and just chug about in beautiful places.

Fryup Dale triptych

2007-01-02T01:37:00.001-08:00

We had some lovely frosty weather here before Christmas when the rest of the country was blanketed in fog. This triptych is of Little Fryup Dale just as the sun came up on the left. I painted this by clamping three cansases together, painting the picture as one and then carefully cutting and separating them.
There's no video for this one I'm affraid.

Loch Maree

2006-12-22T01:10:00.000-08:00

I was really taken with Loch Maree, it faces the right way for summer sunsets. It was a pity about the midges though, I ended up bedding down in Torridon. It's also a long way from Yorkshire, I've ended up using quite alot of artistic liscense with this one as the weather wasn't all that great when I went. My aim for this picture was to try and get a nice warm glow going in the centre and conter balance it with cool darks an the outside

Footpath to Beck Hole

2006-12-18T09:08:00.000-08:00

I took the kids on one of my favourite walks Yesterday, from Grosmont to Beck Hole. Finally the cold weather has arrived here and hopefully we have escaped the grey atlantic weather for a bit. Crisp frosty sunlight, you can't beat it.

Here is thevideo

14 Dec 06, Dawn

2006-12-15T09:25:00.000-08:00

The weather has been so drab lately I decided to cheer myself up by loosing myself in these wonderful rich colours.

I've experimented by putting this video on Youtube for a laugh.

Great Langdale

2006-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:00

After a lovely day walking above Great Langdale in the lake district I came accross this view in the van on the way home. Here is the video

11 Dec 06

2006-12-11T03:20:00.000-08:00

This is Fridays picture and I don't like it. Sometimes I walk away from a painting unsure of how I've done. After a couple of days the picture fairy comes along and sprinkles her magic picture dust and the painting comes to life. I'm still waiting. I think i will come back to this one, but for now I'm going to put this one in a quiet corner.

Here's the video

After looking at the video I think i've over worked the sky and lost all of the colour.

Oh dear the picture fairy has come, I'm now really taken with it. I now feel like a complete nutter, unfortunately this behaviour is repeated on a regular basis.

6 Dec 06

2006-12-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

Today's picture is of the standing stones at Callanish, Lewis. Again this is going in the wedding list for Dughall and Poppy.

Check out this video of its creation

Sorry

2006-12-06T07:46:00.000-08:00

As ever I'm hitting problems. This Blog is refusing to up load photo's. I'm not happy and I'm going to switch to another blog. Please be patient.

Dec 04

2006-12-04T05:04:00.000-08:00

Beverly race course at sunset

Here are last weeks pictures, both are commissions. The Lower one will be on the wedding list page for Dughall and Poppy when I get round to setting it up