#500 Venice 15

#500 Venice 15

Wow I made it to 500 posts!! It also happens to be my 5th year wedding anniversary today too šŸ™‚ A great place to spend it in in Venice. Not an easy boat to paint especially during a fleeting sunrise, focused & fast painting, capturing the light as it changed from...
#499 Venice 14

#499 Venice 14

A quiet weather morning. Up early waiting for sunrise which didn’t happen due to cloud cover,Ā  it was surprisingly colourful though and enjoyed painting the soft light.
#496 Venice 11

#496 Venice 11

Went back to the same spot the next day and painted it in the morning with the sun shining on the side of the building and the light reflecting down into the water.
#495 Venice 10

#495 Venice 10

Maria Della Salute from the Vaperetto stop (boat bus.) Close up of this beautiful building and the gondola rideĀ  station is right next to us. The sounds of the gondoliers shouting to each other and an overhead rescue helicopter made the paint a noisy one! The...
#477 ‘Boats at Dell Quay’

#477 ‘Boats at Dell Quay’

I taught 4 very friendly plein air painters last week. Typical that it was the hottest day of the year almost ever in our part of the world – over 38 degrees and humid. Tough conditions to paint and for me to teach. The morning session I helped them all get...
#472 The Four Sisters, Morston

#472 The Four Sisters, Morston

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.Ā  This painting was the only one in Norfolk I did where...
#471 Mortson Quay

#471 Mortson Quay

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 beforeĀ it disappeared. (see picture below for how the water looked when I finished) Contra jour light, around 8am. I used a...