30th December - Shoreham Harbour

This is quite a place - Shoreham Harbour. Pleanty of interesting houses and houseboats with great views inland towards Shoreham. This seems to be the easternmost point.

28th Dec - Shoreham Beach

I came here about 30 years ago and forgot what a fascinating place this is. Accessed from Shoreham Beach there is a lake that runs parallel to the sea with houses that back onto it.

Near Horsham

This is looking south towards the downs, just south of Horsham.

Boxing Day

A row of trees seen at twilight just north of Steyning.

Christmas Day!

Merry Christmas to all who have been following my blog over the past year or so. This is a general view looking north just after the golf club at the top of the hill out of Eastbourne on the A259.

Christmas in Rye

The pink house near the church right at the heart of the citadel in Rye. I've always liked this building and I LOVE this part of Rye. As some of you will know I've been coming here since the early sixties and it still feels exactly the same.

Farm near East Dean

This is looking west towards East Dean with the farmhouse near the A29. Passed by 1000 of drivers each day. Snow has settled for a few days up here and just starting to fall again.

Lone tree

This is a tree midway between Eastbourne and East Dean. Bent by the wind over many years.

Brighton shops

Bond Street shopping. Just getting dark and the snow has started to fall again.

More snow

Was SOOO cold today (nice though) This is at the top of Beachy Head Road leading out of Eastbourne from Meads. Pretty bleak.

Winter tree

Snowed a lot today! It's amazing the impact it has on us in a number of ways. This is a tree in Brighton strung with white lights.

Looking East

Bright and sunny today but with the threat (promise?) of snow. This is looking East from the citadel in Rye.

Carluccios - Brighton

Lots of people Christmas shopping today in Brighton. Freezing cold but a warm atmosphere on the streets of North Laine and Jubilee St. This is looking into Carluccios at tea time.

ANOTHER snowscene

Looking from the window of the train looking north about a mile west of Worthing. More imagined snow.

Sunday 13th Dec - Worthing Pier

A painting of Worthing Pier in the winter. Not may people about today - very bleak and very cold.

Sat 12th Dec - Snowscene

A 'remembered' snowscene that I recall from the area just south east of Arundel.

Friday 11th Dec - View from my studio

This is looking out from my studio (on the 3rd floor of my house) looking east past Langney towards Hastings in the distance.

Thurs 10th Dec - Worthing Pier

I seem to take this view of piers often: looking up at sea level from the right of the pier.

First snow

A snowy view based on a section of the downs between Lewes and Ditchling. It's been very cold this week and I'm sure snow is just round the corner.

Downland snowscene

See yesterday's comments about snow. This is my favourite road again under snow.

Brighton Lanes

I have a desire to paint snow scenes at the moment (though it hasn't snowed yet) This is the entrance to the Lanes in Brighton from North St.

Seascape 18 - Eastbourne

A solitary walker enjoying themselves at low tide. A mixed day today - very wet early on followed by sunny periods later.

Sat 5th Dec

This is near Alciston, I was parked in the layby looking due south. Alfriston is beyond the brow of the hill.

Ford railway station

Wednesday 2nd Dec - Waiting for the train back to Hove after our meeting on Monday this week. I love the angles and planes in a composition like this. Almost no colour except for the yellow line.

Ford, near Arundel

Tuesday 1st Dec - Visited Ford yesterday for a meeting about a possible new project. Pretty bleak and windy but a nice train journey from Hove. This is an ecclesiastical building I spied just near the station.

Birling Gap seascape

Looking out to see from a the top of the steps at Birling Gap. The sea was actually much wilder than it looks here. In fact I've NEVER seen the sea as wild.

Eastbourne Park

I live near here just to the right of the picture in the middle green strip. This is a view of the water that forms a major part of the new Eastbourne Park off Lottbridge Drove. Its pretty flooded at the moment.

Near Berwick

A view from near the train line just east of Berwick station looking south towards the downs.

Sea view near Ovingdean

Looking south from the road running near Brighton race track, a solitary boat heading east.

Devils Dyke

Pretty bleak up here (look at the angle of the trees!) but magnificent 360 views.

Wish Tower Cafe 3

Though it's a bit run down at the moment, it will be a sad day when they demolish this building. It's up for sale as a development site and there is a real opportunity to create something brilliant here.

Hove square 2

This is another view of one of the squares in Hove. (Palmeira Square I believe) - Looking East

Windswept Hove seafront

Was really bleak and windy today and the sea spray almost obliterated (visually) everything on the seafront. This is looking west near the council offices.

Hove Square

I love these views of the grand squares in Hove, particularly on bleak days when the trees are loosing their leaves. This is looking north towards Church Road.

Eastbourne station at dusk.

Had a tour of the 2012 Olympic park yesterday arriving back in Eastbourne just as it was getting dark. There is always something really emotional (in a good way) about this sight for me. I particularly like it when the train stops for a minute or so before continuing into the station.

Barn near Cooksbridge - Saturday 14th Nov

A barn with a blue face at the top of a field near Cooksbridge. Late autumn, late afternoon.

Winter view - north of Haywards Heath

This is another view through the train window. The autumn is turning into winter and the trees are shedding their leaves.

Downland north of Lewes

This is looking west from the road leading into Lewes from the north (quite near Wivelsfield I think)

Haywards Heath - view from the train

I often take photos out of the window of trains. There was a lot of rain today, almost completely obscuring the station at Haywards Heath.

Winter Downland

I'm getting to think about Christmas lately and though there hasn't been any snow yet I hope there will be as I plan to create a lot of snowscapes this year.

Shoreham by Sea

A general view of the town of Shoreham looking inland. I don't really know Shoreham and it's one of those places I'm not really sure about. Must investigate sometime. SOLD

Winter Tree

Really bleak and cold today. This is a tree I saw on Upperton Road near Eastbourne town centre. Brrrr.

Another imagined view of a lavender field that I saw near to Chichester a few months ago (just wanted to use some mauve paint).

Seven Sisters

Theses are the old coastguard cottages overlooking the Seven Sisters just outside of Seaford (and near Cuckmere Haven) on an imagined calm summer day (not today). RESERVED

Long Man of Wilmington (Friday 6th Dec)

A majestic view from the entrance to the car park. I would imagine that hill paintings like this are quite a shock when first viewed by visitors from abroad.

Eastbourne seafront at night 2

This is driving east past South Cliff Tower on EB seafront, Hastings lights in the distance.

Eastbourne seafront at night

A study of the road near the Western Lawns opposite the Grand Hotel on Eastboune seafront. This is unfinished as I will be using a gloss glaze to enhance the feel of lights on a wet road.

Eastbourne Pier at night (2)

One of my favourite paintings is Whistlers nocturne in blue and gold of the Battersea bridge. He managed to achieve a fantastic sense the time before darkness falls with minimal colour and marks. This is another view of the Eastbourne Pier just before dark.

Nightime downland

I've seen a lot of the downs just before dusk recently. I love the contrast and drama of the impending night after a sunny day. This is near Beddingham.

Sat 31st Oct - Winter sea

Really bleak today, but beautiful breakers. The more I paint these wave portraits, the more I enjoy it. I'm going to start on a really big one soon.