On location

Plein Air

Small studies painted directly on site — quick, weather-driven, and often finished in a single sitting. These pieces capture a fleeting sky or tide in a way that studio work built up over weeks can't, and many go on to inform the larger canvases.

Lawrie Flood painting en plein air at a harbourside, easel set up looking out over the water and moored boats
Working on location, harbourside

On-Site Studies

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Sketchbook study — pencil composition sketch looking out towards the Dengie from the old Crab and Winkle Line, Tollesbury
Sketchbook Study Pencil on paper
Looking towards the Dengie, from the end of the old Crab and Winkle Line, Tollesbury
A plein air painting on an easel of a street scene by The Royal Hotel, Deal, set up on the seafront railings
The Royal, Deal Oil
First solo plein air session, Deal · 2025
Painting set up on an easel at low tide at Heybridge Basin near Maldon, Essex, working on a river scene with moored boats
On the easel, low tide — Heybridge Basin, near Maldon, Essex
Finished plein air painting of moored boats on a calm river at low tide under a pale blue sky
Low Tide, Moored Boats Oil
Plein air session in Dedham — painting on an easel of a tree-lined river with reflections
Plein Air Session in Dedham Oil
2026
Painting a watercolour of a riverside mill at Battlesbridge, Essex, easel set up beside the water with the artist seated and sketching
Riverside Mill Session Watercolour
Battlesbridge, Essex
Easel and paint box set up in an open field at Old Hall, East Bergholt, ready to begin a plein air painting
Setting Up in the Field Old Hall, East Bergholt
Rolling fields painting — oil on panel, wide view over Dedham Vale farmland with scattered trees under a cloudy sky
Rolling Fields Oil on panel
Dedham Vale
A blank primed canvas set up on a portable easel outdoors, testing a plein air setup
Testing the Setup Trying out different plein air kit
Easel set up on a gate overlooking Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire, with the rock outcrop visible in the distance
On location, Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire
Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire — oil on canvas, rocky outcrop on a green hillside under a big blue sky with clouds
Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire Oil on canvas

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