Vernon Holt Painter

I meet quite a few people who tell me they wished they could draw or paint. The foundation to painting or sculpture is being able to reproduce in drawing, what the eye can see. In fact, it is perfectly possible for anyone to achieve an acceptable standard in drawing. We need to see as the…

The weather promises…not quite delivers, still it is April, so “April showers and all that. But, my small boat being made of wood, needs a good, well many coats of varnish to dissuade Mother Nature from reclaiming her. And this one cannot do out in the open, on damp days! Nevertheless, she is on her…

Happy Easter! A couple of days ago, I was very pleased to become the artist in residence for Chichester Harbour 2024. A great honour, which I am most grateful for, from the Friends of Chichester Harbour. They have commissioned me to provide a painting of my choice in subject and size, later this year, which…

A new YouTube channel for me, I am going to post bits and bobs about my 2 boats and Chichester harbour. Hopefully it may be of interest….once I get the hang of it all! Classic yachts-solent

An Autumn evening, at Langstone SC at the harbour entrance. Chichester harbour is beautiful, I shall be sailing here in 2024.

We visited Turin for the New Year, blue skies and chilly.  Any view looking north, the Alps with snow atop winked back. I am constantly surprised in Italy, the scale of buildings and the beauty imbued in them is outstanding. With immense thanks to J A…..grazie mille x

It was Craft week in London last week, and a place I have always wanted to visit is 6 Queens Square. The Guild is a wonderful organisation, and the guided tour of the 1713 building was excellent. Many original features survive. I met several makers exhibiting there: Jane Smith (maker of splendid hats), Jeremy Nichols…