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OLD SKETCHES FROM THE PAST

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A few old sketchs from my past. Above is a pencil sketch of a Tibetan prayer wheel drawn whilst living in Kathmandu Nepal, this I obtained and now resides in a cabinet in my studio.
Below, the first is a pen and ink drawing of where we lived in Bradiford North Devon and on the distant hill you can see the Upcott Folly. The next pen and ink is of Barnstaple Parish Church where my wife and I were married over 37 years ago. The third is of Tarr Steps a medievel clapper bridge in the Exmoor National Park a particular favourite walk of ours. The walk from Withypool to the pub at Tarr Steps is wonderful during the summer and offers opportunities for wild swimming.

WESTWARD HO

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This is a painting from a while ago of my twins, wife and friends on Westward Ho Beach. I was taken by the glassy reflections on the wet beach from a recent tide and in the distance, across the estuary, is the famous Saunton Sands Hotel. This image has been created using watercolour, pastels and acrylic paint now in a new frame and double mount!

SAUNTON SANDS

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Saunton Sands painted on Bockingford paper using natural pigments found at Fremington Quay in North Devon. Amongst the rocks and strata at Fremington are various pigments including the usual Bideford Black, which I usually get from Greencliff at Abbotsham, a blackish colour called Poor Man’s Coal, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, White Clay and Grey. I collect these pigments for further preparation where I finely ground them and use them for my paintings!

SOUTH CROFTY PROJECT 1970s

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Discovered in the loft recently was a roll of screen prints completed at The Cornwall College of Art in the mid 70s. Part of this was in view of possible work with the band Arc who recorded at Roche Recording Studios.
These images were taken by medium format camera of South Crofty Mine in Pool, Cornwall and of the East Pool Mine Pump House with it’s impressive beam engine. When at college I lived in a cottage on Carn Brea and got to see these impressive structures every day. During this time a large graphic image of mine, similar to these, was used in the offices of the South Crofty Mine.