Recent artwork…
![Venice gondola at sunrise](http://philipstockleyartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Venicegondolasunrise_w.jpg)
Venice gondola at sunrise
Substrate for original: Watercolor paper
Available as: Print, Card (Original SOLD)
![Alex's Lurcher, Isla](http://philipstockleyartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/AlexLurcher_w_m.jpg)
Alex's Lurcher, Isla
Medium: Watercolor
Substrate for original: Watercolor paper
Available as: Original, Print, Card
![Two trees in a wood](http://philipstockleyartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/twotrees_w.jpg)
Two trees in a wood
Medium: Watercolor
Substrate for original: Watercolor paper
Available as: Original, Print, Card
Recent blog posts…
Painting Alex’s Lurcher, Isla
Painting Alex's Lurcher, Isla, became an instant priority for me when I was shown a photo of the dog. Alex is an excellent professional photographer (see his web site here), and he seems to have set up his lighting as if he was photographing a human sitter. Somehow...
What a Canada Goose taught me.
Around 1985 I spent a short period trying to improve my skill in watercolor painting (before life got in the way again!). It was during this time that I painted this Canada Goose defending her eggs. I remember being very pleased with this painting for two reason. It...
Drawing with a ball point pen.
I am rather a fan of drawing with a ball point pen (biro). I tend to use a black pen, but as this picture shows, it can also be effective to use different colours. For me, biro's produce a fairly harsh, but well defined line, and are great for sketching. As you can...