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  • Sketching at The Swedish National Maritime Museum in the rain

    It was nice to be back sketching with the Stockholm Urban Sketchers group yesterday. 😊

    The conditions were challenging at Sjöhistoriska. (The Swedish National Maritime Museum) 🌧️

  • It took me half a year to finish this painting!

    I started painting this watercolour in October 2025. There was a lot happening around me that day so I found it hard to concentrate. I decided it was best to finish the painting at a later date.

    So finally, I completed the watercolour in July this year. I am happy with the result but I do wish I could have shown you more of me actually painting it. I decided not to film a lot because it was difficult enough just painting the scene.

    Saying this, I hope the video gives you an insight into my painting process. This was a difficult watercolour and I am happy I managed to complete it. The aim of my videos is to encourage you to go outside and give plein air painting a go. Click below to see the YouTube video.

  • Camping illegally and painting watercolours

    It was not a serious crime. I camped outside the designated camping area on the island of Utö in June. A large part of Utö belongs to the Swedish millitary, They have a shooting range, not just guns, but big guns if you know what I mean. Anyway, I didn’t camp anywhere near the millitary area.
    I painted two watercolours during my three day visit to the island. I will publish a video of the experience at a later date. Here is the first of those two watercolours. It’s a simple composition, it was a actually a struggle, but aren’t all paintings just that, a struggle, one can only hope for a happy ending.

  • Some holiday watercolours

    We weren’t able to sail very much this year. When we could, the winds blew and forced us to seek shelter among the islands in the archipelago. I’m not complaining. It was a lovely summer. These watercolours were painted over a period of 3 days while we sheltered in a bay amongst the Lådna islands. We were very protected from the winds and so we just relaxed and enjoyed our stay there.

    The watercolours are 18 x 13 cm in size.

  • The finished piece.

    An old working boat on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm.

  • Meeting a friend, and the return

    Last week I met my artist friend, Daniel on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm. We had a great day and we found a lovely compostition to try and capture. We gave it a go and had some fun. My watercolour wasn’t as good as I would have liked. Just then it didn’t matter. It was a social day, we had lunch at the Architectural / Design Museum and chatted in the beautiful sunshine.

    Later, at home I felt that I could have painted a better watercolour. It was a missed opportunity I thought. So I decided that I would return the next day and really try and capture the scene. I am happy with the result, I hope you like it too.

    The first day.

    The second day

  • 3 of 5 watercolours I painted while on the Camino de Santiago

    This was painted in the town of Ponte de Lima along the pilgrim trail of Camino de Santiago. 36 x 26 cm

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  • 2 of 5 watercolours I painted while on the Camino de Santiago

    It’s the town of Tui again. I painted on the Portuguese side, while the town itself was on the Spanish side of the river.

    Click on the thumnail below to view a larger image.

  • 1 of 5 watercolours I painted while on the Camino de Santiago recently.

    If you would like to see the video of my experiences, please click the Youtube tumbnail below.

    Click the tumbnail to see a full sized image.