Virtually all my art is rendered in a mixture of media but with a predominance of coloured pencil.

I work on high white Daler-Rowney Studland Mount Board because it is smooth (for rendering high detail) yet with sufficient 'tooth' to take soft pastel and art pencil well (as well as watercolour, ink and marker). It is resilient and will stand a significant amount of layering, blending and erasing without the surface of the board deteriorating.

Generally, I start with laying down large areas of foundation colour in soft pastels (including pastel pencils), which I blend and rub into the surface using my fingers or soft tissue. I tidy up the edges with a rubber or battery-operated eraser and then I spray with fixative. I tend to render my skies in soft pastel - once again blending and shaping with my finger tips and lifting out clouds with a rubber/eraser/tissue. Once this 'underpainting' is complete I then work in the detail and subtle tones over the areas of pastel using coloured pencils. I will use a mixture of art types and brands (it really is 'horses for courses') depending on the mark and effect required for the art work (but mainly Faber Castell Albrecht Durer, Derwent Watercolour and Derwent Coloursoft). I add highlights and further detail using gouache with a fine sable brush. Occasionally, I will use marker pens, inks and watercolours in order to achieve a particular effect.

A combination of my own photographs, memories, notes and sketches provide the reference for my art in wales and a little occasional artisitic licence and improvisation helps complete the finished painting back in my studio.

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Please note that these paintings were either commissioned or are already sold and are included to demonstrate the scope of my work.