Having a shift through some of my new Aberaeron pieces. Trying to find a single image to sum up what the exhibition will be like, for the invite and poster. Black and white don’t photograph well…. perhaps it will end up being a detail of a larger piece….
The boats are all safely out of the harbour for the winter months in Aberaeron, Ceredigion. I’m not a sailor in anyway, or a marine artist – I just like the shape of boats. This is a 2 page drawing, image aprox 142cm X 47cm. It’s very hard to take a ‘non grey’ photograph
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Little A6 sketchbook and iPad to give you an idea of scale, and carpet background – they are too large for working on anywhere but the floor! I’m looking forward to my Aberaeron exhibition (dates very soon) and hope to have lots of new Aberaeron pieces to show you all then.
#Aberaeron #drawing I’m working on these two big drawings today. Read More »
I began with a sketch on cardboard and then went onto start on proper board…. Hope it’s sunny tomorrow and I get a chance to go back to finish.
#pumpkins #oil Trying my oil again near Titchfield – see my website for more.. Read More »
The weather has been so warm today – and the sun bright and casting long shadows by the time I started these. Then at the last few moments before the sun went down the field became very brightly orange. This is the last very quick watercolour impression of how they seemed to glow against
#pumpkins #autumn On the way to Titchfield. Read More »
Reworking an oil plein air sketch on cardboard, of the beach and harbour wall in Aberaeron, West Wales, on to board. The view from a similar spot. Isn’t it odd how flat a photo makes everything look? And how lovely and sunny it was – it was actually a very cold morning indeed!
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I popped out before the forecast rain arrived, to draw in Fareham. Can you believe (there was a plaque to enlighten me) that this is where William’s reserve army landed as part of his invasion in 1066, and then they marched up the Meon valley to Winchester! Then I tried again with oil
Yesterday’s speed sketches that I made on the way to London by train, on a bag that had contained lemon cake. I’m very grateful to have had a chance to speak with Sara Dudman , judge from the Sunday Times watercolour competition last evening, and lucky to have had some great advice. Thank you
On the way to London…. Read More »