Still life oil painting of an oblong white bowl containing a pear, quince, red apple and red grapes. Sat on a light brown wooden table with a dark reddish brown background. The pear is on the far left and the grapes are on the right.

I loved doing this #oilpainting #stilllife based on a Henri Fantin Latour piece.

Amateur watercolor painting of Scarborough Castle looking up with a grassy bank in the foreground the castle is partly in ruins the brickwork is a mixture of rubble and bricks in a reddish brown with green gross over some of the bricks the windows are open and the blue sky is visible through the gaps.

My first go with #watercolour in a long time. Enjoyed capturing some holiday memories of #ScarboroughCastle #painting

Amateur oil painting. Wood panelling in the background with a blue tablecloth with purple and pink splodges and a central purple vase with scalloped edges. In the vase is a big bunch of flowers. They are pastel shades of blue yellow red and orange. With green leaves. To the right of the vase are 2 overlapping fruit one red one yellow. These could be plums or an apple and orange.

Something different at this month's #oilpainting class. #flowers I found it tricky to paint from imagination in a loose style but in the end I really enjoyed this one.

A split panel with a sketch of a goat on the top and a pig on the bottom. the goat is head and shoulders only facing towards the left with a hairy beard and long horns. The pig is to the right and has a distinct saggy tummy and long ears and is snuffling on the ground.

Tonight's #sketchweek session was all about animals. It was fast paced but fun. I'm slowly starting to enjoy #sketching

2 pencil sketches of a woman with traditional African fanned hairstyles. The one on the left is a preparatory sketch the one on the right is more detailed showing light and Shadow.

Day two of #sketchweek and I have been introduced to blenders and the electric eraser. Both of which are fantastic. Learning lots with Adebanji Alade.

Amateur oil painting of a famous Monet painting showing his dad reading a new paper sitting against the hedge row bottom right. in the near distance are rose bushes and red and yellow flowers lit by the sun. in the far distance are indistinct trees there are also two trees framing a picture either side of a blue sky.

Here's my take on a Monet painting. It was lots of fun painting this one. #oilpainting #landscapepainting

Landscape sketch in pencil central tree with a shadow underneath and a pool of water in front. In the water are various reeds and rushes. These a bush on the left and a hedge row in the background.

I just signed up for Sketch Week in March with Adebanji Alade - The Addictive Sketcher, so I ditched my paints today for a pencil and eraser. #sketching #landscape

Amateur oil painting based on the artist Greg kreutz showing a still life metal jug with short-handle on the left. a yellow pear on the right and a metal spoon in front of it. Objects are on a brown table the light is coming from the bottom right highlighting the pear.

Another #GreggKreutz inspired #stilllife #painting This is the underpainting which needs to dry before glazing. I really enjoyed this one and I love Gregg's book about oil painting problems.

Amateur oil painting of a steel cup, a lemon next to it on the right and a wicker basket on the left behind a single plum sitting on a table. It has a dark brown background and the lemon is the highlight. The plum is purple. The painting has an old fashioned look and is overall a classic composition.

First still life and only my second time glazing. Lots to improve upon but I really like the way the fruit turned out. Based on work by #GreggKruetz through #MartinKinnearStudio classes.

Christmas lights on a dark evening showing a reef scene with jellyfish hanging from the tree a clown fish and other fish either side of a pathway.

Festive lights showing a brightly colored archway with an enemy and other sea creatures including starfish which is the entry to a themed Christmas festive light display.

Absolutely amazing festive lights at Twycross Zoo. We really enjoyed our visit @twycrosszoo.bsky.social

Amateur oil painting based on Monet woman in garden. Green grass dark green trees rose bushes central focus is a tree on top of a red flowered mound. Woman in white dress to the left holding a parasol. Bright sunny day shadows are evident on the ground.

I've learnt so much this month with Martin Kinnear's oil painting programme. I tried an ebauche under-painting, a new 50:50 medium and colour mixing using black.

A lino cut of a christmas tree and eight printed cards using the lino cut as a template and black ink. The tree is simplistic and child like with baubles and tinsel and a square present at the base.

Fantastic workshop by Wobbly Designs at the weekend - my first time doing lino cutting and printing since school. #crafting #linoprint

Amateur oil painting depicting a yellow green field with a hedge row at the back and tall dark green trees of various shapes in the far background. In the foreground there are two sheep - a ewe and a lamb and two sleeping sheep further in the background.

An amateur oil painting of a Shetland pony walking on grassland with brown ferns behind it and five pine trees with a purple mountain in the distance. The pony is walking to the left it is brown with a cream mane and tail.

Another fantastic workshop yesterday from Greta. It focused on animals in the landscape. I usually avoid painting living things in landscapes so it was fun to challenge myself. They both need more work but I'm making progress. gretavilidaite.co.uk

Amateur oil painting of a sea scape. Big white wave in the foreground against a blue sea with two brown rocks to the right on the horizon and a blue sky with white clouds and the yellow sun breaking through.

Had a lovely day off this week at #ChatsworthHouse with artist Sue Nichols for her "capturing water with oils" workshop. #landscapepainting

Sketchy pale blue watercolour portrait painting of a woman wearing a headscarf looking towards her left. Hair in a side bun.

I enjoyed the recent @royaldrawingschool.bsky.social Evening Life Drawing Contemporary Portrait zoom class. This was my first attempt at the task - loose watercolour portrait in under 5 minutes.

Photo of streaky blue sky, beach, sea and tall green grasses in the foreground.

With so many amazing seaviews in Dorset I can't wait to get home to start capturing them in paint. #BeautifulDorset

Painting of Italian stone house with red roof by the river surrounded by green trees and mountains in the distance on a sunny day.

Inspired by all the amazing artists at #GouacheLive - I chose gouache to paint this Italian house from a trip back in 2017. It's a bit more complex than my usual landscape but I enjoyed the challenge.

Oil painting of a beach with brown rocks and a headland in the distance. The sky is blue the sea is indigo and the sun is reflecting off the water.

I started to teach myself to paint with watercolour, then progressed to acrylics, discovering soft pastels along the way. I like them all but I think oils have won my heart. This is only my 4th ever attempt with oil paints (on paper) based on a holiday photo of Cyprus #landscapepainting #oilpaints

Colourful gouache painting on paper - beach with palm tree, rocks in water, blue sky turning yellow and a flying pterodactyl

I'm very excited for #gouachelive in a couple of weeks so thought I better have a go at using the medium. Inspired by Jurassic Park this scene is from imagination. Can't wait to learn more about what gouache can do. #landscapepainting

Oil painting of mountain and field with flowers at sunset Derbyshire UK

Oil painting of rocks on a hill with big grey clouds Derbyshire UK

First time painting with oils today - fab workshop by Greta Vilidaite, artist from Sheffield. Loved the experience but I'm not ready to give up acrylics just yet. #landscapepainting

Can't wait for the event.

Reflections on the canal at Hatton Locks yesterday. Pen, watercolour and soft pastels. #urbansketching

Six trees around a pond with yellow sunlight through the centre of the painting in between the trees. Soft pastel on paper.

I've recently joined a soft pastel learning and support group. This is a quick mini picture on watercolour paper that I felt inspired to create from my imagination #softpastel #landscapepainting

Wow, what an amazing artist, just had to repost this.

Painting of coast showing waves from the cliff edge with gorse bush and signpost to Bempton in the foreground.

Had a lovely break in Bridlington and spent every afternoon creating memories. Here's my take on the view from the cliffs painted in acrylic. #landscapepainting

Bright abstract style painting of stormy sky with magenta heather and grey rocks including paper, wool and tape.

I attended a workshop this weekend to try mixed media #landscapepainting Storm over heather heathland was created with tape, paper, wool, fibres, acrylic and soft pastels.

Lovely, shows what can be achieved with a simple subject and colour. Thanks for sharing.

Great idea and a lovely quilt

What a lovely painting - it would be interesting to revisit and capture the scene in summer.

Two brick buildings in front of trees. Ink pen drawing with watercolor wash.

I love these old buildings in the grounds of Elvaston Castle Derbyshire. #urbansketching