Welcome

PAINTING is MY passion

 

This is my website and I hope that you enjoy browsing amongst the various watercolours and images.

I live in East Sussex, which is great, the weather is warm and sunny most of the time, but winters are hard, the darker evenings and blackness can be difficult.

My art gives me a great sense of happiness and calm when I can escape into a picture and meditate in the detail. I find great delight and pleasure at the finish, not all the time, but most of the time… perhaps you will as well.

Gallery

Here are just a few paintings from my portfolio. I work mainly in watercolours and pastel, sometimes acrylics, but its challenging, I prefer working indoors in my studio at Mill Corner, outdoor work can lead me astray!
I work on private and commercial subjects across a wide range of projects. Please feel free to contact me or have a chat about a special place, moment, or individual.

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My Journey

Before I found painting, I had and still have my own marketing company – JCH Communications for over 30 years but not as much now, Covid saw to that! I escaped to the country after living in South London most of my life, apart from when I worked in a small cottage in Cumbria, but that’s another story. For over 20 years I visited at various times throughout the year and found my tranquil place. The landscape was spectacular and unpredictable, comforting and menacing at the same time. I still visit there often. It was the weather and not the scenery that made me choose the next stage of my life, before settling in East Sussex, near the town of Rye, I love it here, the peace, the varying countryside, Great Dixter and it’s beautiful gardens is a short walk away, Bodiam Castle, Scotney Castle and Batemans, all National Trust properties on my doorstep and the sea within easy reach at Camber or Rye. Rye must be one of the most charming & prettiest towns in England.
Contact: John@jchcom.com
Tel: 07836784965