WaterGardens

From my original watercolour of a farmhouse in Derbyshire.

A watercolour of a butterfly on an orange background.

From my original painting. A soft, impressionist watercolour of the beautiful green farmland of Derbyshire.

Colourful Day of the Dead sugar skulls tiled on a black background. Watercolour.

A bright and colourful floral design from one of my hand-painted watercolours in Holbein gouache. Flowers in one of my favourite parks.

This cute little chap is named after my friend, Brian, who said it looked like him. The original drawing is in pencil on paper.

The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles (23.3 kilometres) from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks and was completed in 1794. Today, it is partially navigable and partially derelict. The parts that are still navigable are lovely to walk beside, and it is one of these sections that I have depicted here. This is a picture executed in Staedtler karat aquarell watercolour pencil on A3 vif Art watercolour paper.

Watercolour of a blue butterfly.

From my original photograph.

Trees showing their autumn colours.

Pretty watercolour of a butterfly on a purple background.

A visitor from the deep sea hand-painted in Holbein gouache.

This picture, executed in Staedtler Karat Aquarell watercolour pencils, shows a view of the iconic Mam Tor Gate above Castleton in the Peak District. Mam Tor (hill) is known locally as "The Shivering Mountain", as its loose shale leads to frequent landslides. It's a great place for hikers, providing great views of Edale Valley and Hope Valley, and the remains of the Iron Age hill fort on the top of the tor, with its encircling ramparts below. In the summer, the abundant heather blankets the whole area in purple. This picture shows sunrise on a summer morning.

A photo of a beautiful white rose with hints of red and yellow.

This cute little seahorse is swimming his way to you.

A watercolour of one of my favourite subjects - the beautiful Italian Lake Como.

From my original watercolour of a Mediterranian seascape.

From my original watercolour. I have tried to capture the mood of that mysterious time of the evening just before twilight.

From my original photograph.

A beautiful and colourful watercolour design of daisies.

From my original photograph of a beautiful spotted fish in Tokyo Tower Aquarium.

An anatomically accurate drawing of the human heart. Original in watercolour pencil on paper.

This is myself drawn as a rabbit. The Easter bunny looks guilty because he or she has been caught red-handed (or red-pawed) with a big chocolate Easter egg. The original design is drawn in Faber-Castell Lotus pencil crayons.

Trees in autumn. Beautiful colours.

From my original photograph. Enjoy the vibrant colours and the contrast between the coiling petals and the soft-focus of the background.

A watercolour pencil depiction of the Salt Cellar with Derwent Edge in the background. Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. The Salt Cellar is one of the most famous gritstone tors (rock formations) in this area. It is one of the last remains of the gritstone which originally covered all of the Peak District, most of which was scraped off by glaciers in the last ice age. The original of this is executed in Staedtler karat aquarell on A3 vif Art watercolour paper.

From my original watercolour of the River Derwent, Derbyshire in winter.

Watercolour of a quiet lane on a sunny summer's day.

Original Watercolour

A portrait of a magical seahorse, originally hand painted in Holbein gouache.

A striking and beautiful blue abstract watercolour of roses.

A photograph of a beautiful, multicoloured fish

The Woolpacks is a natural rock formation on the Kinder Scout moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. The woolpacks is a group of natural gritstone rock formations high up on Kinder Scout, just West of Crowden Head. They are named after the old-fashioned bundles that wool used to be transported in. This picture was executed in Staedtler Karat Aquarell watercolour pencils on vif Art watercolour paper.

From my original photograph.

Photo of a cosmo flower.

This bright and colourful watercolour design of feathers was handpainted in Holbein Gouche.