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Canvas Priming - Starting New Paintings
I always start a new series of paintings by preparing my canvases beforehand.

Jonathan Pitts
Jun 13, 20223 min read


New collection of Cornish coastal paintings
New collection of Cornish coastal paintings

Jonathan Pitts
Mar 6, 20201 min read


Thames Oils
Here are some new oil and mixed media paintings that I have been working on: Autumn warmth, Wrasbury 28" x 30" Oil and mixed media on...

Jonathan Pitts
Jan 12, 20181 min read


Walking the Thames path
Here are some new paintings that I have been working on: Approaching snow, nr. Marlow, R.Thames Oil on canvas 22" x 24" Made in the...

Jonathan Pitts
Dec 20, 20171 min read


New R.Thames plein air paintings
I have been very busy over the autumn making new works on canvas and on paper. Below is a selection of photos of me painting on location...

Jonathan Pitts
Nov 15, 20171 min read


Exciting Young Artists from Church Lench.
I was very happy to be contacted by the children from Years 4 and 5 at Church Lench First School, Worcestershire. They had been studying...

Jonathan Pitts
Oct 5, 20171 min read


Out Painting on the River Thames
Plein air painting out on the river Thames this Spring. #Marlow #Spring #PleinAir #Watercolour #watercolor

Jonathan Pitts
May 12, 20171 min read


February Sketchbook
I was always taught that a sketchbook was a place where you needn't finish a picture. When you have achieved what you set out to do that...

Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20171 min read


New Paintings in Progress
I am currently working on a new series of pictures about the river Thames. I will be posting regular pics as I go. Below are a few ideas...

Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20171 min read


New Cotswolds Paintings
I have been working on a new project in the Cotswolds recently. I grew up in Evesham which sits just to the north of the hills. The...

Jonathan Pitts
Nov 7, 20161 min read


Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016.
I had a lot of fun painting at this years Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. I took part as a wildcard artist at Scotney Castle. Here...

Jonathan Pitts
Nov 1, 20161 min read


Painting Diary April 2016
This month I have been focusing on a new group of oil paintings. This selection of photos documents the process, the paintings appear at...

Jonathan Pitts
May 2, 20161 min read


Cranford Opticians Commission Installed
I was commissioned recently by Cranford Opticians to make a large oil painting to celebrate their 30 year anniversary. It was installed...

Jonathan Pitts
Mar 9, 20161 min read


Cranford Opticians Painting Commission
A short series photos capturing me at work on a commissioned painting for the reception at Cranford Opticians in London. Gradually I...

Jonathan Pitts
Mar 8, 20161 min read


Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015
I took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 as a wildcard artist. I made the painting below on the day in one very long...

Jonathan Pitts
Feb 27, 20161 min read
Painting Diary – February 2012
Welcome to my February blog, The sun is a red disc climbing the trees. Deer. Bitterly cold breeze. Snow underfoot, fox paw prints. Below...

Jonathan Pitts
Feb 25, 20161 min read
Painting Diary – December 2011
Painting on the Thames floodplain in a large sprawling meadow. The sunsets seem to last all day at this time of year. Orange Yellows and...

Jonathan Pitts
Feb 23, 20161 min read
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