Still Life

I have been going back to basics, still life is always a rewarding subject. This collection of fruit was painted in my kitchen. Size 10" square, (price £100)

Art in the Park

I was doing an open air art event the other weekend on a cold, dull day. I determined to get something out of the day, which was set in a local park and painted the scene directly outside my tent. I sold one card for a pound, which went towards a hot cup of tea to warm my hands. The girl in the foreground was watching a friend draw a portrait of her sister (visit www.bingjones.co.uk) Realising I had painted her, she asked quite openly whether the painting would now go in a museum...I wish !

Painting at St Pauls.

I have reworked a painting of the interior of St Pauls Cathedral, it is a picture that I painted last year but have done a studio version and have added the floor tiles, I may have missed one out ?

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I painted a self portrait reflection of myself while painting a view through my studio window....Interesting !

Renishaw Hall

I have been painting in Renishaw Hall garden, one of the last of my Summer paintings. This is the home of the famous Sitwell family. I painted this picture over two afternoons, standing in the shade of a high hedge. I was trying a heavier paper, 300lbs which has it's own properties. Anyway, I eventually finished it. Now for some Autumn views....

Sheffield Boardroom

I had a recent commission in Sheffield to paint the boardroom of a major local company. The building is quite old but the most interesting aspect was that the interior features of this room all came from the Cunard Liner, the Mauritania (which was broken up by a Sheffield firm Thomas Ward)
As I painted the picture in situ, I imagined Noel Coward leaning against the mantlepiece, muttering disdainfully while singing a light ditty.