Plymouth, Devon, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Some small boats at low tide on the River Tamar in Devon, UK. Some needed a lick of paint (sorry owners) but a lovely subject to paint none the less.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Here's my latest YouTube video - The River Tamar in Plymouth, Devon and a number of small boats. Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Here's my latest video up on my YouTube Channel and this time covering different techniques to create texture of objects - a shiny surface, pebbles on a beach and so on. Hope you like it and send me your comments please!
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Dartmouth, Devon, 15" x 11"
A demo painting from quite a while ago. The Inner Harbour at Dartmouth in Devon, UK. An exercise in laying down a wash (the water), some careful painting around the foreground boats, composition with the placing of the boats, values (as in the dark of the reflections around the lighter value of the tops of the boats and a nit of looseness (the far boats in the shadow of the buildings).
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Watermouth, North Devon, 15" x 11"
A composition based on this sheltered bay in North Devon. The slipway here at low tide is a long way from the water's edge. Just to the right of it is a small building - not sure if it is the harbour master or something to do with the lifeboat station. My reference photo was taken on a very overcast, but bright day, and I imagined it here being sunny with the late afternoon sun coming from the South West. I introduced a figure to balance the boat on the left.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"
The fourth and final plein air painting from my recent trip and a painting done in the Fore Street in the middle of town. Probably the busiest street in Sidmouth, all pedestrianised and plenty of shops and nice bunting across the street which adds another dimension to a street scene looking down the road. Of course I have included some different sized figures as well.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press Paper, 300 gms
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Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"
My third painting of the day and plein air painting right in the middle of Sidmouth on the High Street or Fore Street, not sure which. Quite a busy spot, but I was lucky to take a position located by a street busker so I sort of lead on where he led off so to speak. A fairly simple composition this one looking down the street, with strong values (the sun was lovely) and some diagonal shadows.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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Sidmouth, UK, 15" x 11"
One of my efforts from a recent outing with the Bristol Savages. Our annual 2018 outing this time was to Sidmouth, Devon, UK. The weather was brilliant - although changing light conditions in the morning were quite challenging. So this painting was a study of a few boats at the mouth of the river Sid. The Sid flows out to the sea next to some cliffs on the east side of the town. An enjoyable contra jour painting.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Exmouth, Devon, 15" x 11"
A third study of some boats at low tide in a small inlet on the estuary. A little bit of wet in wet on the reflections - you have to make sure the second paint you are adding is a slightly thinker consistency and the first wash is not too wet. Just a very simple rendition of the background shapes of the warehouses (almost abstract) and use of some white gouache for highlights, masts and ropes.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Exmouth Devon, 15" x 11"
A bit of contra jour in Exmouth with some Yachts at low tide in the estuary. With the side of a large mop brush, it's quite easy to drag across rough paper and get the little sparkles I have in the foreground. Not too much paint on the brush either. Also the softer the hairs on the brush the better. The tops of the boats going into the distance are just simple lines and shapes to give the impression of a line of them and their shadows.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
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