Leaving Sermione Harbour
I went on holiday to Lake Garda earlier in the year. The best way of travelling around the lake is to use the ferry service. The ferries connect all of the towns and villages on the lake, run on time…
Compelling Photography
Playing on the Beach
Two children play on the beach at low tide. A minimalist piece of digital art showing the rolling waves as they approach a sandy beach. This is a digital painting from a photograph I took of Hastings beach some years…
Rye and River Rother
In the past I enjoyed creating landscape art using acrylic paint or pastels. I work full time, so this was always done in my spare time. I also did not have a space where I could leave my materials out so everything had to be tided away for use the next time...
Lifeboat and All Saint’s Church, Hastings
A view of the Cyril and Lilian Bishop Lifeboat and All Saint’s Church in Hastings Old Town. All Saint’s Church dates back at least to the Norman Conquest. The original church may have been sited somewhere else, but it was…
Rain over Sandown
After a day dodging rain showers whilst visiting Sandown and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, we decided to end the day by driving up to Culver Down and taking in the views. Pulling into one of the car parks…
Weathered Fishing Boat
A weathered fishing boat on Hastings beach surrounded by a clutter of boxes, nets and net markers. It is strange to me how this seemingly abandoned boat and disused equipment can be aesthetic in the location where it has been…
Kiteboarding at Camber Sands
For walkers at Rye Harbour and Camber Sands it wasn’t a particularly nice day. A strong wind was blowing relentlessly, and it was cold for a July day. Ideal conditions for kiteboarding though, and the kiteboarders were out in force…
Hastings Harbour Arm
Three photographs of Hastings Harbour Arm during Storm Doris in February 2017. As of 2019, this scene has changed now as the Harbour Arm has received significant reinforcement in the form of concrete and granite blocks. More information about the…
Staring out to sea
A young seagull photographed staring out to sea. What was going through its mind? Are seagulls capable of thinking beyond the moment? Planning for the future or remembering the past? They can problem solve and learn behaviours, so perhaps they…
Sunset on the Beach
Sunset on Bexhill Beach. A strong wind blows spray from the tops of waves rolling into Bexhill Beach, creating a haze that softens this sunset scene. Click on both images to view purchase options in my online Red Bubble shop.