Porthleven, Cornwall, 15" x 11".
A small car park behind a row of houses in Porthleven, Cornwall. Quite a simple scene with just a few cars. a van and a limited range of colours - mainly ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. The building on the left was quite bright and I decided to 'dull' it down a bit - a touch of weak yellow (I use cadmium yellow in my palette). The shadows on the right had some clear water dropped in while still damp, to create those runs from the car and building.
Porthleven, Cornwall, 22" x 15".
The Ship Inn, located at the mouth of the harbour, and the church on the other side of the harbour in the background. Very often for greens, I have mixed yellow ochre and cerulean blue or cobalt turquoise. It makes the greens a bit softer. Also in this painting, I often am mixing colours in the wash as it is still wet - more so towards the foreground here. The pub tables and chairs on the right, well they were 'picnic' tables, are very much understated.
Porthleven, Cornwall, 15" x 11".
On the western side of the harbour, looking towards town. Ahead was a very complex scene of rows of house in the background - different angles and lines, and roof tops. So this was greatly simplified. And that dark side contrasts with the light side. I have a row of parked cars, leading your eyes into the composition, and a couple of figures added as an afterthought, but I think they blend in okay in a loose kind of way.
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