Author Archives: alexandercreswell

About alexandercreswell

I am a watercolour painter and divide my time between beautiful architecture and fabulous yachts.

Painting of the Year 2014 – New Horizons: A Ceiling Painting

Posted on December 12, 2014 by alexandercreswell

After what has been a progressively uncomfortable year, I have both pleasure and relief in revealing a painting which has been the product of much thought, deliberation and soul-searching in the quest for a meaningful direction for my future: I … Continue reading →

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IMAGES on a Grand Scale

Posted on May 10, 2013 by alexandercreswell

I am very pleased to have created an installation of the greatest milestones of my career – watercolours on a Grand Scale – in the huge showroom at Summers Place. The installation can be seen over the weekend of the … Continue reading →

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Paintings & Patrons

Posted on March 31, 2013 by alexandercreswell

Redentore Fireworks: 60″ x 120″, 152cm x 305cm Just a few days ago we completed the installation of a major commissioned watercolour in its destination, in a private collection in Britain. The ‘Redentore Fireworks over Venice’ had been the result … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Great: Painting of the Month January 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013 by alexandercreswell

Patio de los Leones, Alhambra Watercolour on paper 60″ x 137″ (152cm x 348cm) A true painting of the month this one, now exactly one month since I first confronted the huge piece of unmarked watercolour paper stretched out on … Continue reading →

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New York Calling: September 2012 Painting of the Month

Posted on September 10, 2012 by alexandercreswell

Washington Arch, New York, 2012, watercolour on paper 40 x 30 inches After the dullest British summer in living memory, I begin to understand why landscape painters often used titles to describe the weather or to make excuses for light … Continue reading →

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All At Sea : July 2012 Painting of the Month

Posted on July 1, 2012 by alexandercreswell

Historic Rivalry – J-Class Yachts Ranger & Hanuman, 200924 x 40 inches / 60 x 100 cm The last week in June saw the first gathering of the fabulous J-Class yachts in British waters since the America’s Cup Jubilee in … Continue reading →

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Diamond Jubilee Pageant: June 2012 Painting of the Month

Posted on June 12, 2012 by alexandercreswell

The Procession of the Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant, 2012 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 102 cm Not being a person who likes to miss out on a spectacle, I was thrilled to be able to witness at first … Continue reading →

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The Royal Wedding – Westminster Abbey

Posted on May 4, 2012 by alexandercreswell

(Half-scale Maquette) Westminster Abbey – The Wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, 2011 22 x 30 inches / 36 x 56 cm At exactly this time last year I was working in the studio on this maquette, building … Continue reading →

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Chaos in The Studio: ‘The Silent Piano’

Posted on March 21, 2012 by alexandercreswell

The Silent Piano, watercolour on paper 22 x 30 inches This forlorn and chaotic image gives a fairly accurately impression of how life in the Creswell household has been over recent months. Not the sadness and the silence, but the … Continue reading →

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Painting of the Month – J. M. W. Turner’s “The Falls of the Reichenbach”

Posted on January 12, 2012 by alexandercreswell

J. M. W. Turner “The Falls of the Riechenbach” Over the holiday we took our children to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie “A Game of Shadows” . The thrilling denouement of this film takes place at the brink of … Continue reading →

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