This is one of my favourite paintings! This lovely lad is Mirsku and as you can see, he’s quite a character. Very lively, full of fun and a great looking cat too. He lives in Finland with The King of Finland and his other feline subjects.

Spring Cleaning
10×8 inch acrylic on board
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I had lots of photos to choose from when I came to paint Mirsku but this pose, with him laying upside down casually washing a paw with his legs akimbo, really made me laugh. So I just couldn’t resist it. I wanted to capture that fun loving personality.

I used a board coated in Liquitex ceramic stucco to give it a rougher texture. You can see the texture in the detail photo above. He’s a grey and white cat but his fur is so full of colour, lilacs and blues with warm patches of naples yellow. A joy to paint!

If you stand at Kings Cross Station in Central London you know you’re in the heart of a large, busy city, with the roar of the traffic and the crowds. But walk five minutes up the road and down a flight of steps and you are in another world. The green, watery quiet world of Regents Canal.

Once on the towpath the noise of the city vanishes, the light is green and gold as it comes through countless leaves on the many trees that line the canals. The sounds are water lapping and birds singing. People walk, jog and cycle along the canals or sit and read the papers. From Kings Cross it’s a lovely walk up the canal to Camden Lock with its colourful markets. Stop here for a fresh juice or a cup of coffee. Then back onto the canal and a little further on you’re in Regent’s Park. And you never needed to see a road or hear the roar of traffic along the way.

Regents Canal In Summer
12×9 inches acrylic on board
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This painting is a 12×9 inch acrylic on board. It captures a summer Sunday on Regents Canal, people out walking enjoying the sunshine and the peace of the water. And there’s a dog too. :-)
Do email me if you’d like it.

Here’s close up. You can just see one of the canal boats coming out of the sunshine in the background.

Here is the first of the paintings for the winners of the Bullmastiff Competition I ran earlier this year.

Urbandream Honky Tonk Women for Jaarmoel aka Dax owned by Carol Wilson. Isn’t she a cutie? :-)

I love the colour contrasts between the lilacs, blues and greens and the warm ochre tones in her coat. She also has the sweetest expression with her paw firmly on her toy. She’s clearly a girl who knows her own mind.

This is an 8×8 inch acrylic painting on board. A giclée print of the painting will be going to the American Bullmastiff Association Nationals for the art auction.

Thank you Dax for being a lovely model!

In this little painting I wanted to capture those gorgeous blue eyes as this pretty cat gazes out of the window.

Blue Eyed Girl
8×6 inch acrylic on board.
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Isn’t he gorgeous? This is Punapippuri, a beautiful ginger and white cat and, more importantly, Kitty King of Finland! I had the privilege of painting him recently.

Punapippuri
10×8 inch acrylic on board
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I fell for that expression, lying in the sun with his eyes half closed, paws tucked up. He looks so sweet. :-) And he has his own blog too. Take a look at Pikku Punapippuri and see what he and his subjects get up to.

I’m on a roll with landscapes at the moment it seems. Here’s one of Scotland. A glorious red stag with a backdrop of Scotland’s wonderful Glen Etive. I adore the Scottish landscape, it’s so breath taking!

What a fabulous excuse for luscious colour! Those reds and purples contrast so deliciously with the greens and yellows. Can you tell how much I enjoyed doing this one? :-)

This is a 16×12 inch acrylic painting on board.

Do contact me if you’d like it to hang on your wall.

Another painting in the series of dogs on the beach, one of my favourite subjects! This is Rusty, a Labradoodle. He’s racing away across the sand and through the waves with his ball in his mouth. It makes me think of happy summer days, full of fun and laughter.

This was a great excuse for some luscious colour combinations. The wonderful turquoise sea looks wonderful against the reds and golds of his coat. The colours add to the feeling of a happy, sunny day.

Here are some close up details of the painting.

Green Ball
16×12 inches acrylic on canvas board
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Here’s a little bird painting. I watched the jackdaws in the park working the picnic area like real pros! they are such interesting birds, quick and clever. So for one of my daily paintings I decided to try and capture a jackdaw in paint. Here he is.

Jackdaw
8×6 inches acrylic on board

This is Freddie. He is a commissioned portrait, an 18×18 inch acrylic painting on canvas. He has the most amazing eyes! :-)

A close up of the canvas…

I hope I’ve managed to capture those startling eyes.