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Posted on 30 July 2023

I am exhibiting with GAF this year - opens on 19th August until 28th August - details on poster!

Posted on 30 July 2023

and another New Forest view showing oak and holly trees - the mainstay in this part of the forest together with beech and silver birch. It's such a pleasure to sit amongst these aged giants for an hour or two's drawing taking in the sounds of the wood.

Posted on 28 July 2023

and a lovely farmhouse with stables and pool house on 70 acres - a pleasure to work on! Watercolour from a sketch and photos on 140Ib Arches Cold Pressed image size 353 x 519mm.

Posted on 27 July 2023

Posted on 24 July 2023

New Forest view in another new hand-made sketchbook - this time with a hand-made paper about 300gms Cold Pressed made at Wookey Hole in Somerset, no longer in production. Sketchbook size 300 x 400mm

Posted on 20 July 2023

..and here's Kate and my interviews with thanks to John Reed at The Arc, Winchester. https://www.cultureoncall.com/skilled-at-sketching-interview-with-peter-jarvis-and-kate-dicker/

Posted on 18 July 2023

and I've christened it with a New Forest sketch of a favourite beech tree of mine. Size 190 x 280mm on 140Ib Saunders Waterford NOT

Posted on 13 July 2023

and there's still a few places on my class at The Arc Winchester this Saturday here's a link: https://www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/watercolour-painting-traditional-practice-masterclasses-peter-jarvis

Posted on 05 July 2023

at my show at The Arc in Winchester - exhibition runs to 13 August.

Posted on 01 July 2023

on location in the New Forest in A4 sketchbook on cartridge paper.

Posted on 23 June 2023

sketch in watercolour in the New Forest near Newtown. 240 x 330mm on Hot Pressed paper stretched on board

Posted on 04 June 2023

At the City Gallery in The Arc Winchester, Hampshire, UK. All welcome to the Private View on Thursday 29 June at 6.30 - 8.00pm with free entry to new exhibition Constable: The Dark Side. Exhibition continues to 13 August.

Posted on 04 June 2023

Showing a watercolour of West Blockhouse Fort situated on a rocky coast near Dale in Pembrokeshire. The fort was built in the mid-19th century and stands proud on the cliff edge overlooking the sea. It is now owned by the Landmark Trust as holiday accommodation and we stayed here over the Easter period this year. Image size 260 x 350mm on 140Ib Arches NOT surface. 

Posted on 18 May 2023

is a delightful 13th century parish church in the village of Durley, Hampshire. This is a very "chocolate box" view but perfect with the mature tree casting the foreground in to shadow and framing the picture. From sketches and photos taken on the day. Image size: 340 x 280mm on 140Ib Arches NOT.

Posted on 01 May 2023

Here's a watercolour sketch showing one of the two cottages we stayed in over the weekend to celebrate my seventieth. It was a mystery journey for me and a surprise when we arrived to find, not only my daughter and her family there, but the later arrival of even more family members making thirteen of us all told! So much for a quiet, away from it all birthday!

Posted on 19 April 2023

showing a watercolour drawing of the British Engineerium in Hove, Sussex UK. This building dates from 1866 and was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style with Polychrome brickwork and many decorative features. It was part of the Goldstone Pumping Station supplying water to the local area and after closing as a museum in 2006 it is planned to reopen soon.

Posted on 17 April 2023

watercolour sketch looking out to sea at Marloes near Skomer Island on a very windy day. Image size 230 x 300mm on Langton block paper 140Ib NOT.

Posted on 12 April 2023

worked-up in the studio. Showing a view across Watwick Bay, in Penbrokeshire on a beautiful Easter Sunday. Image size 230 x 300mm on Langton block 140Ib NOT

Posted on 12 April 2023

and rather overcast but fresh and still - ideal for a sketch! However, it did get a little damp after an hour or so and finished this watercolour in the studio. Sketchbook size 190 x 280mm on Saunders Waterford 140Ib NOT

Posted on 05 April 2023

on location in the Forest - ended up just throwing paint at this one! In A3 sketchbook on 140Ib NOT surface.

Posted on 14 March 2023

Watercolour painting from original sketch and photos in the New Forest. Image size 260 x 340mm

Posted on 10 March 2023

showing two Beech trees of character in the New Forest. Image size 270 x 400 on 140Ib Saunders Waterford NOT. From a location sketch and photos.

Posted on 05 March 2023

Ashurst, New Forest. I did a sketch here a while back and now was the time to give it new life. A wonderful spot full of atmosphere as the light trickles through the mid summer foliage. Watercolour painting image size 260 x 420mm on Saunders Waterford 140Ib NOT surface.

Posted on 21 February 2023

Posted on 06 February 2023

Watercolour painting from location sketch made last summer and photos taken on the day. Image size 230 x 410mm on 140Ib Arches NOT.

Posted on 24 January 2023

in the New Forest and a colour sketch in mixed media using Art Graf Tailor Shape water-soluble blocks, pencil, watercolour with gouache highlights. Sketchbook size 300 x 210mm on heavyweight cartridge.

Posted on 20 January 2023

in the New Forest near Ashurst. Image size 250 x 330mm on 140Ib Saunders Waterford NOT

Posted on 16 January 2023

inspired and created in a frenzy in the New Forest using Art Graf Tailor Shape water-soluble blocks: ochre, dark brown and sepia. Sketchbook size 190 x 280mm on Saunders Waterford 140Ib NOT.

Posted on 13 January 2023

showing a fallen tree in the New Forest blown down during the storms. Image size 250 x 370mm on Saunders Waterford 140Ib NOT. Happy New Year everyone!

Posted on 03 January 2023