A striking depiction of a wild dog occupying a 30 cm by 41 cm 300gsm Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper, captures the animal’s raw energy and alert intelligence. Created with a mixed media approach using watercolour and to emphasize the sleek musculature and mottled fur while a restrained palette of burnt Sienna, and cobalt blue lends a slightly unnaturalistic yet stylized edge. The composition centers the dog in three-quarter profile, eyes bright and focused, conveying a sense of motion paused mid-thought; negative space around the figure is used sparingly to enhance tension and draw attention to the expressive head and powerful limbs. Textural contrasts— Thin watercolour and smooth acrylic paint layers between the background and a grainer pencil watercolour mix in the fur against —create depth within the modest dimensions, inviting close inspection. Overall, the work balances realism with painterly expression to evoke the wild dog’s resilience and furtive presence in the landscape.
A 15 x 15 cm watercolor and pencil study of a girl standing between the piers of Cullercoats Bay, northeast England. The lower half of her face is submerged in the sea while her eyes meet the viewer with calm intensity. Soft washes of muted coastal blues and greys capture the water and sky; delicate pencil lines define her features, the piers, and distant shoreline. A lone seagull arcs above, adding a fleeting, windswept note to the quiet, contemplative scene.
A 15 cm x 15 cm watercolor and pencil study capturing a lone girl cold-water dipping, facing the horizon off the northeast England coast. Soft, muted washes convey the chill of sea and sky; pencil lines define the figure’s posture and the subtle ripple of water around her. The composition emphasizes distance and stillness—her back to the viewer, head slightly bowed, shoulders tense against the cold—while a pale, low horizon and faint coastal light suggest the northern expanse beyond. The limited palette and intimate scale create a quiet, contemplative moment between human vulnerability and the vast, austere sea.