by dpott | Dec 30, 2016 | Inspirations, Landscape
A bright and cold day between Christmas and the New Year found me painting this view into the setting sun from near Rivington in Lancashire. Painting like this, into a low bright sun, provides plenty of challenges, not least the eyestrain from squinting into the low... by dpott | Oct 1, 2016 | Landscape, Nature, Uncategorized, Work in Progress
Here’s a small painting that takes a long view. I’m fascinated by zoomed up views of objects on the far horizon – the way the colours merge towards the blue end of the spectrum and the way the features flatten out and tend towards abstraction. The... 
by dpott | Sep 20, 2016 | Inspirations, Landscape, Uncategorized, Work in Progress
This long summer continues so I’m making the most of it and painting watercolours near my home. I’m lucky to live on the edge of the west pennine moors and a short climb always rewards with panoramic views over Lancashire and Cheshire. Today’s view... by dpott | Jun 11, 2016 | Inspirations, Landscape, Uncategorized
I’m currently working on another moorland landscape. Here’s what I’m thinking as I paint. Long lines seem to be inscribed on the moors which become overwritten with the roads, paths and field boundaries as the cross, join and erase... by dpott | Apr 22, 2016 | Inspirations, Landscape, Uncategorized
Here’s a new landscape painting based on the landscape looking west from Winter Hill. This is the steep edge of the west pennine moors, where the gentle moorland drops away towards Great Hill and eventually to the Lancashire plain. This particular viewpoint us... by dpott | Apr 10, 2016 | Inspirations, Landscape, Nature, Uncategorized, Work in Progress
I walked up the the base of the Winter Hill transmitter today, looking for a happy contrast of technology and natural landscape that maybe will form the starting point for a painting later this year. Initially warm, it clouded over and temperature dropped, making... 