Maldon Art Trail 2025

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Delighted to be able to take part in the Maldon Art Trail 2025 and very grateful to have the most generous help and support from the team at the Salvation Army shop – including Kevin, Ray and Louise – to display my Maldon High Street paintings in their window.

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The Salvation Army shop is venue 9. I can’t wait to trail around the whole of the map below and enjoy all the wonderful art on show!

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Luang Prabang – pen and wash paintings

Here’s a little video of my pen and watercolour paintings inspired by a visit to the beautiful town of Luang Prabang in Laos. I made the concertina sketchbook by folding and tearing a single A2 sheet of Arches 300gsm watercolour paper.

Burnham Art Trail 2025 – Venue 3

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For Burnham Art Trail 2025 I was delighted to return to the garden shed at Venue 3, 4 Fernlea Road, Burnham-on-Crouch. 

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I stuck with a nature theme and made small mixed media paintings inspired by the flowers that were blooming in some of the artists’ studio gardens during Art Trail week 2024.flowers, mixed media, pen and wash, marker pen, felt tip, watercolour, coloured, pencil, ink, metalic pen, burnham art trail, garden, shed, venue 3, installation, mixed media, artwork, paintings, exhibition, group show, art show, essex, burnham-on-crouch, art for sale, dengie peninsula

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Hanging out with the other artists – Frances Frankin (our host), Sue Jones and Joscelyn McInnes – in the beautiful garden there as we all painted, chatted and welcomed visitors most days of the Trail was really fun and inspiring.

Here’s one of the pen and watercolour sketches I made in the garden during the Trail:pen, watercolour, grape, vine, sketch, burnham-on-crouch, burnham art trail, original, artwork

And here’s a montage of the mixed media flower paintings I displayed in the shed:
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And here’s a little video of me talking about the creative process.

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Mixed Media Pieces – Burnham Art Trail 2024

A visit to the community allotment in Burnham-on-Crouch inspired me to make some mixed media paintings of seeds, bark and flowers for this year’s Burnham Art Trail which takes place during the last week in June.sunflower seeds, seeds, mixed media, pen and wash, marker pen, felt tip, watercolour, coloured, pencil, ink, metalic pen, pastel

I started with sunflower seeds – they are so graphic and the black and white shells really mix well with colour.runner bean seeds, seeds, mixed media, pen and wash, marker pen, felt tip, watercolour, coloured, pencil, ink, metalic pen, pastel

I wanted to work in a way that was freer than my usual pen and wash approach – with rougher lines and more abstract shapes.

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I also wanted to use a wider range of materials.

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After the sunflower seeds I moved onto runner bean seeds.

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Runner bean seeds are such a beautiful colour – that glorious pinky-mauve with the abstract black markings.

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I used black permanent marker pens in various thickness for the outlines and backgrounds of these paintings. They are much broader than the water resistant pens I usually use and I really like the way they bleed into the watercolour paper, accentuating its texture.

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The base colour I used on all these pieces was watercolour paint.

As well as flat washes, I also added watercolour paint in splatters and printed circular shapes using the rim of a glass.

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Then I went on to add marks with ink and acrylic paint, using nibs and brushes.

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After the runner bean seeds I moved on to poppy seedheads, I was attracted more by the shape of the seedheads than their colour.

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I also used coloured pencils and metallic pens and inks.

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I found that charcoal and pastels gave an interesting finish on the rough texture of the watercolour paper.

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And scraping the pastel with a blade gave a satisfyingly intense dusting of colour which I set with hairspray.

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I was particularly pleased with how the splatter and the pastel dust worked on my depiction of the these lichenous twigs. I’d really started appreciating the colours of lichen on tree bark during the winter months when there’s so little other colour around.

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As well as being beautiful, the seeds are impressive because of their huge potential, that’s especially true of the acorn.

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Marigolds caught my eye next. They give vibrant splashes of colour in the garden nearly all year round.

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As well as being self-seeding, the marigolds have insect repellent properties so it’s great to have them growing in the greenhouse.

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For this year’s Burnham Art Trail I’m showing my paintings in the potting shed of the wonderful Moroccan inspired garden of Frances Franklin – Venue number 4. It seems very apt to be showing these paintings of seeds, bark and flowers in a garden shed.

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I painted the smaller artworks in threes. I tore the paper to separate them once they were finished, mounted them and glued them onto blank greetings cards which I plan to hang in the shed from twine like bunting.may blossom, may, blossom, hawthorn, mixed media, felt tip, watercolour, coloured pencil, metalic glitter, pastelThe last set of paintings I made have lighter feel; no black marker pen this time.may blossom, may, blossom, hawthorn, mixed media, felt tip, watercolour, coloured pencil, metalic glitter, pastelThe May blossom arrived with the spring and the white flowers and buds shone out like stars against the blue sky.

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During Art Trail week, I made the mixed media poppy paintings below, while enjoying lovely company and weather at my Art Trail venue in Fernlea Road.

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Do check out my Art Trail post to see photos of my artwork installed at my venue.

Pen and Wash Demonstration for Burnham Art Club

I chose this beautiful white weatherboard house as the subject of my recent pen and wash demonstration for Burnham Art Club.

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My painter’s eye was drawn by the symmetry, bold outlines and interesting shapes…and also by the weatherboard bin store!

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Many thanks for the invitation to share my tips and techniques, and for such a kind and attentive reception from all the lovely art club members who came along.

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It was my first demo so I was a bit nervous beforehand, but once I got going I really enjoyed it.

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Swan Hotel Custom Print

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This Swan Hotel custom print was an 80th birthday gift for an ex-landlord of the iconic Maldon establishment from his family.

I may have mentioned before that Marc Bolan, David Bowie (Jones at the time) and Joe Cocker all played gigs in the back room in the 60s!

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A3 prints of my Maldon High Street series parts 1-8 and any of the individual buildings included in those paintings are now available to order. Please drop me a line.

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Maldon House Commission


maldon, essex, town house, house, illustration, landscape, commission, architectureDelighted to complete this pen and wash commission of an elegant Maldon townhouse for its splendid owner.

Please get in touch if you’d like a portrait of your own beautiful home.

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Burnham Bungalow Commission

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Very pleased to complete this pen and wash commission of a lovely Burnham bungalow for a lovely person.

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Please get in touch if you’d like a portrait of your beautiful home!

 

“Looking Up” – Pen and Wash Portraits of Maldon High Street

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I was delighted to show my pen and wash portraits of beautiful Maldon High Street in the Maeldune Centre, at the top of Market Hill, Maldon, from 17th August to 2nd September 2023.

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Here I am on the launch night, sitting in front of the half size fine art prints I had made of the original paintings. Click here to find out more about the prints and buy them.

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The exhibition had a tremendously generous reception from Maeldune Centre visitors and volunteers alike. By far the star of the show was the black and white print I had made for the table tops in the centre of the gallery. People had great fun colouring it in and writing on it; the comments and shared memories of Maldon High Street were really touching. As the exhibition drew to a close the Maldon Society photographed it for their archive – I was truly honoured.

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Maldon’s mayor, Andrew Lay, and young Blake hone their colouring skills at the launch party.

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Maldon historian Stephen Nunn visited a couple of times and I was able to add some fascinating facts about the High Street to the interactive artwork as he dictated. Here he is with my dad, Ron, who was also very enthusiastic and generous with his High Street memories. 

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Click this link to see a video of the interactive artwork and learn some fun and fascinating facts!

The Maldon Society is in the process of adding photos of the interactive piece and digital versions of the original paintings to their archive. I am truly an honour.

Here’s what Stephen said about the exhibition along with some other reviews:

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