The return of warm sunshine at last – and the arrival of 3 new paintings at the Fenwick Gallery.

River to the Sea, Warkworth (76 x 76cm). Fenwick Gallery, Warkworth

Exhibition at Oriel Tegfryn gallery continues until Sunday 28th January…

Windswept across the Llyn (40 x 40cm). Oriel Tegfryn, Menai Bridge

Exhibition now on at Oriel Tegfryn gallery in Anlgesey (www.artwales.com).

Where the Sun Sets, Malltraeth (76 x 76cm). Oriel Tegfryn, Menai Bridge.

Biting winds, dark skies and swollen seas…Trearddur.

Storm Surge, Trearddur (100 x 120cm). Oriel Tegfryn, Menai Bridge.

The brilliant Oriel Tegfryn gallery in Anglesey is now showing 20 of my new paintings in a exhibition which runs until the 28th January. It’s a joint show too, with new work by the excellent Huw Jones. The perfect antidote for the January blues!

Mid Winter, Snowdon (100 x 100cm). Oriel Tegfryn, Menai Bridge.

Most of my early childhood memories come from holidays spent around St. Mary’s Well Bay in Lavernock where my Nan kept a caravan. We would often walk the stretch of this coastline from Penarth to Sully, with my Dad telling us stories of shipwrecks and murderous sea captains. The cliffs and the bays had a raw Jurassic feel – a place to find fossils, investigate rock pools and dodge the incoming tide. Most of these holidays had more than their fair share of wind and rain – getting drenched just added to the danger and excitement!

Raw Elements, Lavernock (60 x 60cm). Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff

An Image of one of my recent paintings has been used for the upcoming OPEN: OCEAN exhibition at the excellent Woodhorn Museum. As the title suggests, it’s an open art exhibition featuring artwork celebrating the North East coast seascape and heritage. The exhibition will be open to the public from 10th February to 7th May 2018.

The origin of this painting stems from a very wet and raw Easter in Anglesey. We spent a blustery afternoon walking the coastal path up through Moelfre towards Traeth Lligwy, watching the waves foam and crash around the rocks beneath. Pale jade water brewing under a slate grey sky…

Coastal Grey, Traeth Lligwy (100 x 100cm). Oriel Tegfryn, Menai Bridge

Some new work just arrived at the Flint Gallery in Blakeney. This piece is modeled with Bonnie, who was a little sad to see it go (I think she liked the way it matched her blanket!).

Heather on the Heath, Kelling (100 x 120cm) with Bonnie

September, when the days grow shorter…and that rich low light catches the land a little earlier each day.

Low Light, Cley (100 x 100cm). Flint Gallery, Blakeney