The beautiful lush, green woodland that forms The Chilterns, is a big inspiration for many of my pieces.
I often walk in the middle of the day, however paintings such as 'Through the mist' and 'First Light' were developed after early morning walks around Wynchmore Hill when the sun was rising and the atmosphere had a dream-like quality.
The infamous bluebells that flower once a year at Hodgemoor Woods were incredible this year and the pops of purple have followed through into several paintings, including some sky scenes, where i have painted bright purple skies. The most obvious influence is in my appropriately named 'Bluebells at Hodgemoore' oil painting.
The sunsets in Dorset, specifically Bridport are some of the most incredible ones I have witnessed and so photos like this have been instrumental in shaping paintings from the 'Sky' series.
I paint from memory generally, but used the photo to steer the direction of several sky paintings, which have incorporated neon orange and yellow into the colour scheme.