Two Year olds West Ilsley is an oil painting of young horses exercising at Mick Channons in West Ilsley during the late spring /early summer when the bright yellow oil seed rape is in bloom. I was given permission to use some photographs from the stables a number of years ago when I was struggling to find a bit of direction in my own work. This painting is new to my website and has never been exhibited. it is quite a large and attractive painting and has been beautifully framed to set off the bright colours.

Mare and Foal is a beautiful oil painting on canvas full of the joys of early summer. The painting depicts a lovely grey Irish Draught mare and her foal in a field with a red barn near the village of Reenascreena in West Cork. They are owned locally and I spent a few days photographing and sketching this particular pair. I completed a small oil study and a watercolour before this larger painting. This painting has also been made into a greetings card.