Night-time mystique

The world has a special, mystical feeling under moonlight, starlight, man-made lights or the dying rays of the day's sunlight, and I love to capture those effects.

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A lone figure holds a cup in her hand sat at a table outside an all-night cafe. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper. SOLD

Reflections of lit-up buildings sparkle on the water of Albert Dock in Liverpool. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper. SOLD

The last light of day shining through willow leaves hanging over a rippling river gives a mystical look to this scene. SOLD

At night this valley in Italy lights up like a river of light. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

"Resting" features the fading light of day picking up the folds of clothing on the monument seated among the tombstones in Highgate Cemetery. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Dare you cross the Devil's Bridge? When built it was said the only way it could stand up was with supernatural help! The way the reflection creates a full circle looking like an eye only reinforced the belief, hence the name The Devil's Bridge. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Reflections of the Northern Lights shining on Anthony Gormley's "Another Place" on the beach at Crosby. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Reflections of the classic greens of the Northern Lights sweeping down onto a snowy landscape. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Reflections of the amazing pinks and purple tones of the Southern Lights shining on a port Down Under in Australia. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Aerial view of Paris at night with the web of lights linking Arc De Triomphe and the Eifel Tower. Soft pastel on black paper. NFS

Panoramic view of Southport's Marine Lake at night looking down the historic Pier to the resort's hotels and fairground with the Millennium Bridge to the left of the scene. Painted in acrylics on stretched canvas. SOLD

Imagining what Vincent Van Gogh would have seen on a starry night sat on Southport's historic Pier looking down to the resort's hotels and fairground. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper. SOLD

"Into the Light" shows a figure walking down a deserted road into a strong beam of light giving a dramatic backlighting to the overarching tree - where is the light coming from? where is he going? Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.

Welcoming light pours through the door and windows at my home in France while the outside light and the garden lights also help to break through the darkness of the night. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper. SOLD

Fading light shining through the trees and bouncing off the rocks lights up the way along this road strewn with and surrounded by huge rocks. Drawn in soft pastel on black paper.