Chinese Brush Inspired

Cranes come in to land at sunrise and the colours are reflected in the shallows of the estuary. This painting shows off the beautiful delicate nature of Chinese brush in the background and works perfectly for subtle reflections and misty morning skyline.

Here the cranes are painted in a more solid way, but the wings still have the delicate quality of feathers and fluffy bits around tops of their legs.

The colours are muted and the ice-like reflections in the foreground contrast with the fluid nature of the wings. The cranes display to each other in their extrodinary courtship, just like a ballet.

Traditional Chinese brush techniques were used here to paint the distant mountains and the flowers as a decorative edge to the peacock.

Gold was added to the peacock and sunset to give the painting a regal air and intensify the reflections in the water.

Cotehele Quay is a historic part of the River Tamar between Devon and Cornwall, where the tin and copper were mined in the 19 centuary.

This painting shows the mist at dawn when the history is still palpable and colour of the water reflects the sunrise and the copper of it's past.

Sometimes you want time to stand still and nothing change.

This painting has a very ethereal background where the mountains are just visible in the mists of time. The foreground is more solid, but the boat waits to transport you to your destination.

This was painted as a response to the state of the world and the hope that peace would come rather then war.

The doves have dropped their olive branches though.......