Landscape Painting by Jonathan Pitts

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 is when you stop. I find this a useful practice, it allows me to make mistakes, to push, to warm up. I sketch every day, sometimes working from memory and sometimes on location. These sketches are about the Thames path between Marlow and Henley. Riverbank Long walk, bright light on the Thames Thames movement Thames movement Dark Thames Winte

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 from my sketchbooks and a new painting. The painting is mixed water based media on paper. The sketches are charcoal on paper. #sketchbook #Thames #Watercolour