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Please note that the colours on the images do not always truly represent those in the actual paintings and that some of the images have had to be manipulated as the photographs from which they were taken were somewhat distorted.
1. Several years ago whilst in Bodnant Gardens in the Conwy Valley I walked around a corner and was confronted with this vista. I photographed it to capture the relationship between the various elements and this and my memories of the day inspired the painting.
2. This is the view from a walk I have down hundreds of times. The house at the bottom of the picture is no longer visible and has been reproduced from photographs/memories. Whilst the view is still predominately the same there are differences which we so often miss.
3. I often get up in the morning and stare at this view, especially the sky which continually alters/shifts/morphs as conditions change over the mountains. This picture encapsulates what I experienced one day whilst contemplating the view over to LLanfairfechan /Penmaenmawr.
4. Looking up along the line of the deer park wall I was struck by the farm complex nestling under the escarpment and the colours of buildings contrasted by the organic greens on the slopes/fields. As is so often the case there have been subtle changes to this view as a few years ago the main building was altered.
5. This picture was inspired by an old monochrome photograph I bought from Gareth post. Whilst there have hardly been any changes subtle differences are evident. I have long wondered how individuals perceive colour. Is my blue the same as others or is it what I would call red? This is reflected in the colours used.
6. Years ago whilst touring Corsia we walked up the Restonica and came upon this vista. As I stood upon a rocky outcrop Jane took a photograph of me apparently impersonating Casper David Fredrick’s The Wander above the Mists. It is an image that captured the moment and I couldn’t help but reinterpret it as a painting.
7. Again inspired by a photograph in this case taken in the 1950s this picture I hope captures the long hot summers of our childish memories and the relative innocence, peace and prosperity of the early years after the war. I deliberately chose not to paint any facial details as this is not intended as a portrait of the actual sitters.
8. This picture was inspired by the views across the Strait I see almost daily when taking our dog for a walk on Penmon/Lleiniog Beach.