St Mawes and Roseland

Where light settles 

Paintings of St Mawes and the Roseland

I am very excited to share that I have formed a new partnership with the Waterside Gallery, which is located on the stunning waterfront at St Mawes. Over the next year, I will be producing a collection of new gouache paintings of both St Mawes and the Roseland, capturing this special place in plein air paintings. These will be available through the gallery at an exhibition in the summer of 2027, which will also coincide with a book launch of “My Roseland Sketchbook”. This will follow the same format as the very successful “My Helford Sketchbook” with painting reproductions, photos in situ and accompanying handwritten artist notes and reflections.

I have long been drawn to paint the creeks and coastline of the Roseland and can see many parallels with my own immediate home landscape on the Helford. The gentle curves of creeks in the soft light filtered through the trees, with boat masts adding their punctuation marks. Paintings will be completed on the shores, in the fields, even on the deck of my boat watching the sunrises and sunsets which look so unique when viewed from the water. With my paintings, my goal is to capture both a likeness but also the spirit and atmosphere of the place and weather, which is why I love painting outside and being immersed in the experience.

As with my previous Helford collections, this new collection will also include larger paintings that are developed in the studio, using both acrylics, oils and mixed media, scaling up the quick responsive marks captured in the first gouache pieces. These first marks hold the raw energy of the coast: the soft morning light on harbour walls, the deep blues of moored boats, the muted greens of rolling fields and wooded creeks. In the studio, these fleeting observations become the foundation for larger, layered works. The spontaneity of the gouache studies acts as a compass, guiding the development of paintings that explore the deeper rhythms of the Roseland. Colours are pushed and pulled, surfaces reworked, and earlier decisions revealed through scraping back and rebuilding. The result is a dialogue between the quick clarity of outdoor painting and the slower, more reflective process of studio practice.

To celebrate this new partnership, we will be launching a small initial collection of St Mawes and Roseland paintings in the gallery on 30th July, with a special drinks and preview evening. Paintings will be available through the show.