November

trees on the green,acrylic on paper 5x7"

Driving home,acrylic on paper 5x7"

old man

oil on canvas 7x10"

it was lovely to be out in the park,

(sounding like an old farth myself)

one of those paintings when you never want it to finish.

and....didn't get rained on!

Good Bad Weather

acrylic on paper 8x5"

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the weather here in wales is sooo changeable,

a continuous stream of rain,sun and everything in between,

no fun to be out there

but nice to paint all those effects from the windows...

acrylic on paper 5x8"

Late light on the Lane

late light on the lane,oil on canvas 8x11"

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sometimes i like to take nature apart,

and put it back together like i like it...

sometimes i just make a mess.

it's a fine line thing, painting...

Early start

oil on panel 12x6"

very early,cold and frosty,

i got up for fun,the farmer had to work,

still we both thought the morning was beautiful.

this was done on a panel rene had left behind...

it even looks like he could have painted this,

don't you think?

Garagi

oil on canvas 8x11"

Did you know Wales has its own language?

no prices for guessing the meaning of garagi

such a lovely autumn day...had to get out there.

Llandrindod Wells (autumn)

oil on canvas 7x11"

This is the first plein air i'm happy with since i stopped smoking (four are in the bin)

trashed this one out in one hour,didn't need them fag breaks...

an old boy came by and watched me,he must have been 70 or 80,

smoking away,told me he had been smoking for 50 years,no problem,aaargh!

peaceful

oil on canvas 7x11"

spend some rainy hours over at the cowshed,

good thing about having a cold,you can't smell anything.

the light is constant all day,so peaceful...no rush,

the cows calmly munching away,happy to be inside

went home for lunch during the painting...

oil on canvas 7x11"

and a few peaceful hours by the river too...i'm trying to stop smoking,this is day four,it is so hard,all i think about is cigarettes,pure torture...

Elan Valley

Dam and Stone Circle oil on canvas 7x10"

went with Rene to the Elan valley reservoirs for a real challenge,painting the dams...

it was soooo windy,my easel blew over three times and one of the legs broke,

i was sweating and swearing,really swearing,

not realizing some people were watching me from behind!

they smiled politely and quickly left....aaaargh

so what does Rene do when it is really windy?

yes paint on top of a hill...

Craig Cnwch,oil on canvas 8x11"

Road to Brecon

oil on canvas 7x11"

Well Rene has arrived...and look at the weather,

a real Welsh baptism...wet,windy and cold!

This was painted on the way back from the airport picking him up,

the road through the Brecon Beacons.

We arived home in the dark,

little did Rene know he would wake up to a view like this one below.

see his lovely painting of our house here

oil on canvas 7x11"