#474 ‘View from Tilford Bridge’

#474 ‘View from Tilford Bridge’

by | Jul 27, 2019 | River Wey

I painted this subject this time last year in Surrey. I like going back to a place and painting it again as the knowledge and experience from the first time is there and helps inform the next go. (in theory!) I liked the willow trees and their reflections in the...
#473 West Wittering

#473 West Wittering

by | Jul 24, 2019 | Seascape

A commission. I don’t do many, as I tend not to advertise, but I’m willing to do them if people ask. This one was for a ladies 50th her siblings got together to buy it for her as a surprise. Sadly they didn’t give me much time so had to go when it...
#472 The Four Sisters, Morston

#472 The Four Sisters, Morston

by | Jul 23, 2019 | Boats

Taken from a quick tonal sketch made on a morning in North Norfolk before these 4 boats were taken out. They are a seal watching company and while we were there the boats were packed full of expectant watchers.  This painting was the only one in Norfolk I did where...
#471 Mortson Quay

#471 Mortson Quay

by | Jul 19, 2019 | Boats

I timed the paint to be in-between tides, but the water rushed in so quickly I painted the edges of the banks first so I had a pleasing shape before it disappeared. (see picture below for how the water looked when I finished) Contra jour light, around 8am. I used a...
#470 ‘Sunday Sailing, Morston’

#470 ‘Sunday Sailing, Morston’

by | Jul 17, 2019 | Seascape

Quite tricky to find a composition that worked with lots of comings and goings of boats and people because it was a sunny Sunday morning.  I was there with the ROI (Royal Institute of Oil painters) and the IEA (institute of East Anglian painters.) A painting day with...