Original Watercolour Paintings for Sale:
Italy, Spain, London, Oxford, Venice and The Cotswolds

A number of my paintings are available as limited edition prints and my cartoon work continues to amuse and embellish local publications. My Cotswold Paintings have been reproduced by Judges of Hastings as Cotswold Watercolour Calendars plus Greetings Cards, Notelets, Placemats and Christmas Cards available to purchase from shops accross the Cotswolds.

Chris is also available for house portrait commissions and architectural illustrations from plans supplied.

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2012 Exhibition at Chipping Norton Theatre...Travels with my Art....follow this link to find out more!

Duntisbourne Abbots
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St.Michaels Duntisbourne Rouse

Image 280 x 200 (Framed 410 x 340)

Price includes framing.

Duntisbourne Abbots is a tiny Saxon church with a ‘saddle back’ roof on the tower – it is a bit crooked, it’s not just my painting! Set in a peaceful spot above the valley which drops away to a babbling brook far below.

It is well-known that many churches built on sacred pagan sites were dedicated to St. Michael (who legend has it fought with the angels against the devil). I wonder if this were the case here?

Malmesbury Abbey
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Malmesbury Abbey
Image 290 x 215 (Framed 430 x 355)

Price includes framing.

The empty arches at Malmesbury Abbey have a poetry and poignancy about them and speak to me of the temporary nature of our lives.
It is a busy architectural subject, so I have tried to keep the colours and shadows soft, as of a bright but hazy Spring morning. Turner painted it beautifully once, from afar, but I’ve not let that put me off!

The Radcliffe Camera Oxford
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An original watercolour painting of Radcliffe Camera, Oxford.

 

Image size: 410 x 255mm

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Still Life - Winter Fare
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An original watercolour painting by Chris Fothergill.

Image size: 320mm x 280mm

Price includes mount and framing.

The High and Queens College, Oxford

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Queens College, Oxford. An original watercolour painting by Chris Fothergill.

Image size: 495mm x 310mm

Price includes mount and framing.

It’s usually sunny in my paintings, but here there are people with umbrellas, and the mood is restrained and a little damp! I found a line drawing of this view in a drawer, which I drew many years ago, and realised that I never actually turned it into a painting. I only used two colours in this; yellow ochre, and cobalt blue.

They give an interesting scale of blue, and grey greens to gold. I love the architecture on the High, and the muted colours suit the feeling of a wet day.

Across Perugia
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Umbria

An original watercolour painting

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Price includes mount and framing.

Duomo Florence, Italy
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An original watercolour painting

Image size: 315mm x 230mm

As my theme for this exhibition is mostly Italy, I thought it would be nice to include something from an earlier trip I made to Florence, back in 2003.

There is a richness of colour about the Duomo and its setting that is quite sultry in the evening light. I love painting in reds, and it makes a change from all the greens in the landscapes!

Price includes mount and framing.

Todi Flower Market
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An original watercolour painting

Image size: 430mm x 310mm

Edward Hutton in his book remarked of Todi that “No-one goes there”.

And on the Sunday morning as I was climbing its cobbled streets I passed no-one except an old lady clearly on her way to Mass.
But as I emerged into the main Piazza I was surprised to find a flower festival setting up. It was the perfect subject, and although I only had time to do a drawing, I painted from that back in the studio, and enjoyed producing this painting.
Price includes mount and framing.

Evening Light Over Assisi
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Umbria

An original watercolour painting

Image size: 450mm x 270mm

Price includes mount and framing.

Millenium Bridge & St Pauls, London
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An original pencil and watercolour painting

Image size: 390mm x 275mm

A clash of new and old? Or a wonderful mix of modern design and timeless elegance?

I just love the compositional possibilities that London throws up. The Millennium Bridge seems to reach out like a lifeline from the Tate Modern back to St. Pauls Cathedral. A bridge to the new, or an escape route back to the old?

Price includes mount and framing.

Mist at La Rocca, Assisi
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Umbria

 

An original watercolour painting

Image size: 440mm  x 305mm

Price includes mount and framing.

 

Palazzo Dei Consoli Gubbi
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Umbria

An original watercolour painting

Image size: 230mm x 185mm

 

 

Price includes mount and framing.

San Geremia Venice
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Venice

An original painting in pen & watercolour

Image size: 275mm x 200mm

 

Price includes mount and framing.

Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice
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An original oil on board painting

Image size: 530mm x 365mm

A mood study in oil paints.

I wanted to experiment with a colour scheme that was new to me, and use the brushes so that all the detail was just suggested and came together from a distance. The frame is hand-painted to keep the atmosphere soft. 

Price includes mount and framing.

Tintern Abbey North Transcept
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An original watercolour painting

Image size: 470mm x 330mm

It was Turner that perhaps saved Tintern Abbey from crumbling away completely, by awakening the public to its beauty in his early watercolours.

As I sat there sketching on a sunny Spring day, time seemed to stand still. The interplay of light and shadow amongst the ruined arches and stonework is quite magical to me, and it is a subject I find irresistible. When I hear the quote from Goethe that ‘architecture is frozen music’ then I think first of Tintern Abbey.

Price includes mount and framing.

St Mary Le Strand
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An original watercolour painting

Image size: 480mm x 350mm

About ten years ago I painted a series of London views including several of the fine churches in the City.

I have painted this one again, as I like it so much. It is a slightly ‘nostalgic’ view, with little traffic excepting an old bus and taxi, but then I have not taken much ‘artistic license’ with anything else!

Price includes mount and framing.

Tintern Abbey, Nave
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An original watercolour painting

Image size: 430mm x 285mm

 

 

 

Price includes mount and framing.

Umbrian Farmhouse
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Umbria

An original watercolour painting

Image size: 230mm x 180mm

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