Landscape Painting by Jonathan Pitts

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 canvas Quiet sky, snow flurry, nr. Marlow 22" x 24" Oil and mixed media on canvas No sun on the solstice, Wraysbury 22" x 24" Oil and mixed media on canvas A moment of quiet, Wrasbury 28" x 30" Oil and mixed media on canvas Mist has lifted, nr. Marlow 22" x 24" Oil and mixed media on canvas Approaching evening, fading light 22" x 24" Oil and mi

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 and some new works. Sheltering from the rain, Runnymede. Oil on canvas 22" x 24" Wide Thames, scent of fires in the air, Aston. Watercolour on paper 10" x 11" Golden leaves fall, Runnymede. Oil on canvas 22" x 24" Windy day and showers, nr. Marlow. Oil on canvas 22" x 24" #PleinAir #Watercolour #watercolor #OilPainting #Thames

Recent ink drawings made about the river Thames near Marlow.

Over the Winter and Spring months I have been busily making new pictures out on the banks of the river Thames.

#Spring #Thames #Marlow #Watercolour

Over the Winter and Spring months I have been busily making new watercolours out on the banks of the river Thames

Over the Winter and Spring months I have been busily making new watercolours out on the banks of the river Thames. Over the next few posts I hope to upload all of these pictures. There are new watercolours, inks and charcoals, I will also include some favourite sketches. #Watercolour #Thames #Spring

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

Recent mixed media paintings from my river Thames series. Any questions please email me at; contact@jonathanpitts.com #Thames #PleinAir #MixedMedia #watercolour #Acrylic

Recent Oil paintings from my river Thames series. Any questions please email me at; contact@jonathanpitts.com #OilPainting #Thames

I was commissioned recently by Cranford Opticians to make a large ‪oil painting to celebrate their 30 year anniversary. It was installed in their new look practice ready for Small Business Saturday on 5th December, come along to have a look. Painting details: Morning, R.Thames, nr. Marlow, L.141, 2015. Oil on Canvas 110 cm x 120 cm Please contact me at contact@jonathanpitts.com if you are interested in commissioning a painting. #pleinair #OilPainting #Opticians #River #thames

A short series photos capturing me at work on a commissioned painting for the reception at Cranford Opticians in London. Gradually I build up an under painting. I work from sketches and from memory. On a chilly day by the river Thames near Marlow, I took the painting out to continue building up layers of oil paint. http://cranfordopticians.co.uk/ #pleinair #OilPainting #Opticians #thames #River

A selection from the fifth sketchbook that I made in 2010. The sketches are made on location at various points on the River Avon in Worcestershire. #Sketch #PleinAir #Thames

A selection from the fourth sketchbook that I made in 2010. The sketches are made on location at various points on the River Thames, the River Avon and Windsor Great Park. #Thames #Sketch #Pencil

My mixed media painting on display as part of the Broadway Arts Festival in 2014. #PleinAir #Thames #Competition

Exhibiting at the RWS Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition at Bankside Gallery in London. #Thames #Gallery #London #Competition