THE AFGHAN ROSE

I now seldom work in watercolour so this is a rare painting of mine in a frame purchased at a Topsham antiques market on the quay!
The Afghan rose, a saddler in the bazaar of Tashkourgan occasionally interrupts his work to breathe a rose with infinite delicacy. The old craftsman then seems to escape from this world.

Mahmad Niyaz, May 1967. Original image by Roland and Sabrina Michaud.

A FEW MORE OLDIES

A few more old paintings of mine please click on the image to see a larger image. Thanks for looking Al

LAST BATCH OF OLD PAINTINGS

This is the last batch of old paintings I’ve pulled out of dark, dusty corners in my house; that is unless I decide to look in the attic! It’s quite nice discovering them again although they were painted quite a while ago now! Please click on the image to see the enlarged picture! Once again thanks for looking and please collection only! Al

PICTURE SALE FROM IMAGES PAST

Below are a few paintings from quite a while ago that have been gathering dust behind cupboards and drawers. I’ve decided to sell these off and share the love! Hope there is something here that you may like? All pictures are mounted and plastic covered. Click on image for larger view! More recent paintings can be found in the menu above! Thanks for looking! Al

PEN & INK FROM THE PAST

A few more pen & ink drawings from the past including various North Devon scenes. All drawn on Fisk draughting film and using Staedler mapping pens although now I prefer to use traditional nib or Unibal pens. Please click on an image to see it in full resolution! Al

CLOVELLY HARBOUR

A print from a sketch I completed many years ago on a visit to a local village called Clovelly. This came to mind on a recent trip with my wife and after found some prints in one of my print drawers. Below is the sketch made on a lovely sunny day with the Red Lion Hotel in all it’s glory and above a hand washed water colour rendering!

LEE ABBEY BEACH

A painting of the wonderful beach bellow Lee Abbey in North Devon, 24 x 18″ canvas. We spent the day here in this quiet cove in the warm spring sunshine. It have a beautiful waterfall cascading as you enter the beach and the views out along the North Devon Coast are stunning. After we had a cream tea at the Abbey Tearooms!

I’m also so pleased to have this painting chosen as a temporary header for the West Country Artists page shown below!