Sussex Magnets

Children photographed enjoying The Chalk Garden in Sussex. A garden built on a chalk base, shot while working on the book, Curious Sussex by Mary Delorme

Great dixter house and gardens in the south east of England . This was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd.

Arundel Castle Gardens Number of views as of 28th July 2016 = 280. The grounds of Arundel Castle (West Sussex, England) have been open to the public since 1800 and the gardens since 1854. This particular garden (The Collector Earl's Garden) was conceived as a tribute to Thomas Howard, the 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), a notable English collector of paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, books and jewellery. Date: 30th October 2013.

Patterns in the wet sand at Camber Sands, Camber, near Rye in East Sussex. The sea has made an abstract pattern.

Despite Rye in East Sussex being such a tourist honeypot, many of its historic streets can be found completely empty of tourists - such as West Street painted here on a hot sunny day.

The Hamilton High School mascot, updated to modern times, at least the 1970's. A new way to charge into the future with a charger.

*Tulips in bloom, April 2022* In an English country garden, West Sussex. Date: 17th April 2022.

The iconic burnt out remains of the West Pier in Brighton and Hove ( East Sussex, UK ).

Bosham Cottages Number of views as of 22nd January 2018 = 430. A row of terraced seaside cottages in the picturesque village of Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex, England. Date: 26th August 2013.

Trainspotters, October 2018 At the Autumn Steam Gala, Sheffield Park Station on the Bluebell Line heritage railway (East Sussex, England). Here's what they came to see! Date: 12th October 2018.

Brighton Rooftops, October 2018 A birds eye view of the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Brighton (East Sussex, England) taken from the pod of the BA operated i360, which offers great views along the south coast and over towards the South Downs, 450 feet above sea sea level. Date: 12th October 2018.

Beachy Head Lighthouse, East Sussex, taken from the cliffs above. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Tamron 18-270 zoom.

Fallow Deer Number of views as of 18th October 2018 = 330. A small group of fallow deer, keeping a watchful eye out to make sure that I wasn't getting any closer. Captured in West Sussex, the herd of several hundred animals is claimed to be the oldest in all England. The fallow deer was probably introduced to Britain by the Romans in the 1st century AD. Date: 23rd April 2011.

Coast Guard Cottages, The Seven Sisters, East Sussex

They were probably nowhere near the edge but due to the foreshortening of the camera lens it sure made it appear that way.

All that remains of the West Pier in Brighton. Brighton's West Pier was closed to the public in 1975. Sadly a huge storm in 2002 and two arson attacks in 2003 reduced it to ruins and it has gradually been re-claimed by the sea ever since. It still casts an eerie beauty on the seafront though.

Arundel Castle Number of views as of 7th September 2018 = 280. Shot from within the outer walls, here's a view of the turrets and fortifications that were built to protect the inhabitants of Arundel's superb fairy-tale castle. Location: Arundel, West Sussex, England. Date: 30th October 2013.

Another view painted from my trips to Rye. This small (8x8 inch) oil painting is from the very top of Lion Street, with the last shop, right outside the church door. With the bulk of the church to the South its a shady passage, but you get interesting effects from the light that makes it there.

This aircraft was originally built as a single seat F.4 for the Royal Air Force, by Hawker Aircraft Ltd at its Kingston-upon-Thames factory. First flight was on 17th July 1955 Tragically on 22nd August 2015, whilst performing an air display at Shoreham, the hawker hunter crashed onto the A27 outside of the Airport in West Sussex hitting several vehicles, killing 11 people and injuring 14. The pilot himself was pulled from the wreckage was critically ill.

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These strange tall huts are traditional fisherman's huts found only in Hastings. I don't think they use them anymore, but they have been preserved as distinctive historic buildings, and are very popular with photographers. There are quite a few of them, but few good angles for photographs as they are clustered tightly. For this painting I've used lamp black for the basic colour with a lot of white mixed in, but its not all black and white - there are plenty of other hues blended in : mauve, crimson, vandyke brown, sap green, naples yellow and cobalt blue

2003

2003

2003, with old photo filter applied.

The Seven Sisters, East Sussex, UK (hikers)

Used a cutout filter.

A list of the Old English names of English cities. Great shirt for fans of TV shows like The Last Kingdom. Buy one now arseling!

Sheep grazing at Seven Sisters in West Sussex. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D3100 with Nikkor 18-55 zoom.

Rough sea on Madeira Drive, Brighton

I was so lucky to be in the right place at the right time - and who doesn't love visiting Brighton!

This was taken of our spring flowering quince in an unseasonal April snowfall in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Taken at sunrise on 2 January 2010 from the cliffs just over Beachy Head lighthouse. Taken with a canon EOS400DSLR camera with the canon 18-55 mm kit lens.

Illustration of the Seven Sisters Cliffs in East Sussex, England.

Seven Sisters in West Sussex with the evening sun shining on them. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D3100 with Nikkor 18-55 zoom.

Just because I love Brighton so much!

Arundel Park Number of views as of 22nd December 2017 = 450. A meeting of ancient pathways in a wooded valley just north of the town of Arundel (West Sussex, England). Date: 28th October 2013.