Sampford Courtenay, St Andrews Church

Here is a little watercolour I have just done of the beautiful church of St Andrew where I live in Sampford Courtenay. I wanted to paint it with the Autumn colours which are stunning at the moment. The church tower is covered in a bright yellow lichen which just glows in the late Autumn sunshine.

Fallow Deer Rut

On our recent trip to the New Forest we were really lucky in managing to find and watch a group of Fallow Deer rutting. The amazing sound drew us to the rutting ground and we stood transfixed till it was too dark to watch any longer. I managed to get several pictures of this magnificant male with his group of females.

Old Harry Rocks

We have just had a relaxing few days away and were so lucky to have some wonderful weather. Here is a picture of me on the dramatic and windy cliff tops above the Old Harry Rocks on the Isle of Purbeck.

Red Admiral & Wasp

We have had an abundance of both Red Admiral butterflies and wasps all enjoying the late summer weather and the fallen fruit, I counted 20 or more butterflies all sunbathing on the apple tree to warm up in the mornings!

CHARLESTOWN

Here is a picture of the quaint little harbour of Charlestown near St Austell in Cornwall which was built by local landowner Charles Rashleigh between 1790-1810. The tall ships moored here are often used in films and there was a film crew there on our visit. (the big black van)

Hare & Harvest Moon

Here is one of my recent oil paintings of Hares, I have called it Free Spirit. Earlier on in the year I saw this wonderful harvest moon and managed to get a nice photo if it which I put on my blog. This triggered off the idea for this painting which I have just framed. Hares are one of my favourite animals to paint and I have a section in my website http://www.devonsnatureinart.com/ dedicated to my Hare paintings. I also sell my Hare prints on the Hare Preservation Trust website and donate a percentage of each sale to their good cause.

HARE and FOX

I was watching a Fox hunting through the long grass in a field when I suddenly noticed a little way in front of it there was a Hare lying low in the grass. The Fox did not notice the Hare till it was nearly upon it and I feeling anxious for the Hare thought it would suddenly run for it. But to my surprise instead of running the Hare first sat up tall to show the Fox it was there and then stood up on its hind legs in boxing Hare position so it was taller than the Fox who seemed to have no further interest in it and continued on its way while the Hare soon went back to eating.

I managed to get several photo's but just wished I had a bigger lens on my camera to zoom in more!