The 6th hole, Lymm Golf Club (Commissioned)
Oil on linen canvas (90cm x 60cm).

I used my own reference photos and experimental sketches for this autumnal depiction of Lymm Golf Club’s beautiful golf course, featuring the long 6th hole which runs directly alongside the Manchester Ship Canal.

Cumulus clouds cast fleeting shadows on the fairways, and a breeze ruffles the surface of the water. I used an alla prima technique, mainly with palette knives, to help to convey a sense of movement. The predominance of the complementary colours of blue and orange adds to the vibrancy.

Lymm’s golf course was founded in 1907 through the initiative Alfred Watkin, a local businessman and golfing enthusiast who was involved in the development of the ship canal, and went on to become its chairman. In fact much of the golf course was built on spoil deposited from digging the waterway. Lymm, of which I am a proud playing member, is the only inland golf course in England that runs directly alongside a shipping lane.

Detail, bottom left:

Vicarage Lane Allotments (Altrincham) in June, 2026. Sold (prints available).

Oil on panel (plein air)

I have a friend who owns one of the plots of these beautiful allotments in Altrincham, Cheshire. He gave me access to set up my easel and spend the day painting. I sold this painting shortly after I had it framed.

Vicarage Lane Allotments (Altrincham) in July (£160, framed with white float frame)

Oil on panel (30cm x 24cm)

I returned in late July to do another plein air painting of the Vicarage Road allotments. I decided on a different aspect ratio and different viewpoint, while still wanting to include the church on the hill. This time the emphasis is in the foreground, where the last of the season’s hollyhocks are calling out for attention.