Watercolour | 9.5 x 6.75 inches “This was one of the most stunning views we encountered on our holiday in Scotland a few years ago. The light on the mountains and the colours were beautiful. A really still, autumnal day.”
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Watercolour | 6.75 x 9 inches “Whenever I’ve been to the Suffolk coast, there’s always been that shimmering silver light- perfectly suited for watercolours. The important step in this painting was the first wash, as I knew it had to perfect, a second wash on the sky would have completely ruined the painting. That is
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Watercolour | 4.5 x 7.25 inches “Newquay is a great place to paint. So much activity, so many boats and subjects. There were such great skies on this day, sunshine and showers and it was bitterly cold. As it was November the only boats left in the harbour were the fishing boats.”
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Watercolour | 6.25 x 9.25 inches “It’s always such a challenge painting the sparkling sea in watercolour, considering it’s all about leaving the white paper! It’s a motif I enjoy returning to.”
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Watercolour | 6 x 9.25 inches “This was a great subject for a watercolour; the light boat sitting against the dark cliff and the dark boat sitting against the light water. This was at the end of the first lockdown, it felt unusual to see Port Isaac so quiet at that time of year.”
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Watercolour | 4.5 x 7.25 inches “I really liked the cliff shadow on the sea. It was hard to resist the temptation to put the shadow in straight away. It was important to put it in last and use it also as a unifying wash over the cliff too.”
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Watercolour | 4.5 x 7.25 inches “I always love painting estuaries and subjects like this in watercolour. The soft light was lovely. The subtle red of the buoys or boats were so important to set off the greys.”
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Watercolour | 4.5 x 7.25 inches ‘I enjoyed the challenge of this watercolour, trying capture the bright colours. I used a few pastel chalks in the sky to get the brightness.’
Last Light Port Isaac Read More »
Watercolour | 6.25 x 4.25 inches “This was my first attempt at using gouache. It’s very similar to oils and I liked how bright the colours are and it’s easier to correct a mistake than in watercolour!”
Pastel | 11 x 7.5 inches “This is the view from the harbour wall at Crail. The mist was clearing and the sun, covered by a light cloud, looked like the moon.”