in the studio

I've  recently moved into a wonderful new studio at the bottom of the South Downs just outside Brighton.  From my door I can walk through the cricket ground and up onto the hills.   The light is wonderful too.  Windows surround the space on two sides with views into a garden filled with Mulberry,  Fig and Camellia.    Such an increase in space has transformed how I paint.  

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I mostly work with oil paint and  oil stick as I enjoy the richness, texture and deep colours of oil especially when mixed with linseed or walnut oil.  If I walk up onto the Downs to sketch,  I pack watercolour pad, pencils,  pen, pastels, chalks,  watercolours and gouache.  All of these works on paper inform my larger paintings back in the studio.  

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