Knowles Farm, Niton IW, August 09

Two clenched fists, muffled silent by the hush of ocean heather. Amazing textural study. Wonderful subtle flow of color. Superb! (Thank you for your in depth comments Robert- it was most welcome)

Hi we loved the island we have a flat in Ventnor.I have painted some island animals!Your painting really shows the beauty of Niton.Very well painted.

Lovely fresh landscape, can almost hear the skylarks.

I have just been looking at your portfolio. Your paintings are taking me places I have not and never will be able to visit. Your love all of them. I love the atmosphere your create in all of your paintings. Beautiful. Thank you very much for your positive input on my painting. I agree with you on having a painting framed. unfortunately it is so costly and to recover that cost makes the painting so much more expensive. I wish I had the time and the know how to frame my own paintings.

I have to agree with all the above comments especially Elizabeth (the atmosphere you create in your paintings) another truly beautiful painting.

Good form and colour. I like it.

Robert - I love this piece. The take on the hillside is unusual, and compelling. The over all effect is Great!

Robert - really like this one. Love the sky and the treatment of the grass is really sweet - the blur just evokes wind for me (and i mean that in a non-literal sense).

This is another smashing image Robert. I love the subtle colour blends and the unfussy composition. I can almost feel the fresh breeze on the hillside. Rods words summed it up beautifully. The strength and enduring nature of landscape often reminds me of say a sleeping giant... lovely thanks for posting it..

Thanks very much to all of you: as will perhaps be obvious from the time it took me to post this, I wasn't sure about it, and repainted it once to get it to this stage; not something I normally do, but I felt I could anchor the rocks and brighten it up a bit. I learned a lot from this painting; owe it a debt of gratitude!

Very refined, strong, beautiful work.

Very refined, strong, beautiful work.

Hi Robert, I agree with all the above comments, a nice, strong, yet not overpowering, lovely work.. Many thanks for your comments on my self portrait, gave me a good chuckle, but I now have an admission to make, I altered the original by adding reflections on the specs and tidied the bottom of the painting up...........then posted the original again LOL LOL sorry foik's.

Beautiful. Love the slant of hill, the rocks, and the colors. You have done so well creating the wind and atmosphere here... NICE WORK!

Wonderful painting. You have really captured the rugged wildness of the countryside. Just superb, as are all your paintings in your gallery. Thank you very much for your comment on my pastel painting of the dozing leopard. Martine

Thanks for your comment about my Sea And Sky painting Robert. I too love your landscapes and the mood they create. I have used a knife as you suggest, but I have difficulty putting the paint down just where I want it. I have the same trouble with a brush too sometimes. A boat I was painting last night ended up with a mast like a wobbly lampost. I'm searching for a pen now.

Robert, I have to apologise for not spending more time in the past looking at your paintings posted here. You are a lot more prolific than you would have us believe and thank goodness for that, as you know I love your style and have spent a very happy hour or so looking at your gems and if anybody out there gets a chance to see Robert's paintings in the flesh you will be well rewarded for the effort! Robert is a member of The Vectis Artisans and their first exhibition in 2014 starts on March 20th at the Quarr Abbey Gallery, Ryde, Isle of Wight.