this is the first of my round paintings. I had always had it in mind to paint my version of a "tree of life" and this is the result. I immediately felt at home in the circular format. No more painting to the corners.. just focus on the important bits in the middle! The foliage seems to like to fill the space at the top and the roots at the bottom. I painted it in quite a traditional way.

The rest of the canvas is a sort of frame within a frame. It has now become a format I have adopted. I have had box frames made and painted them with my oils to match the colors perfectly. They are ready to hang.

80 x 85 cms ( 88 x 93 cms including frame)

£2000

What can I say? I like painting silver birches , especially against a backdrop of reds and golds .

£1100

Like most people I imagine, I have always enjoyed the spring and the blossom we are blessed with at this time of year. I have attempted to capture this joyous feeling a few times in the past, with mixed success. I thought the subject might suit the circular format as I could concentrate purely on the foliage and not worry too much about the corners and I think it has worked out pretty well. It is certainly a very happy painting which will brighten up any wall.

I have used the rest of the canvas to frame the painting with complimentary colors and have had a simple frame made for it which is painted white. All very harmonious I think. In contrast to my larger work which need dismantling for transport, this one comes in a crate and it ready to hang.

£1100

These birches were crying out to get painted into one of my circular canvasses. I was able to focus on the wonderful contrast between the white bark and the intense colors of autumn behind them. I decided to include the bark motif in the inner frame and was happy with the result. The outer color is an intense deep violet and I have had a solid wood box frame made for it which I have painted in my oils and matched the color of the bark. It's a slightly muted lilac.. not sure if that comes across in the photos.. but it works well in reality. I have attached hanging wire so it is ready to go straight out of it's packaging crate.

£1100

I have always enjoyed the mysterious , magical aspect of the overgrown forest. (The dark wood from "wind in the Willows") and I love the color and feel of moss .. its velvet quality. It's these two aspects of the wood that I have tried to convey here. The beauty within the decay. The strange shapes of the broken tree boughs as nature reclaims the nutrients back into the soil. The slightly musty smell. Wonderful!

I have painted the outer frame a lush deep green to compliment and have had a solid wood frame made for it which I have painted with the same color as in the painting. It's difficult to get a totally accurate photograph of this because it changes with the quality of the light upon it. All I can say is that I have painted it quite a few times before I think I have the perfect hue to compliment the green. It's a dusky lilac.

I have added hanging wire. It's ready for the wall.

(The title come from a Robyn Hitchcock song.)

£1400

£1200