Lizard Quay Boathouse – Painting in Progress
Only three days to go until my first ever solo exhibition. So excited! Trying to get this painting finished in time. Almost there!
Category Archives: Cornwall
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It’ll be good to have you along.
And because it’s raining today, here’s one of my favourite paintings …
‘Cornish Cottage’
Mixed Media Painting
Lizard Quay Painting
Lizard Quay
Acrylic & Mixed Media on Board 12 x 11 ins / 30 x 28 cm
Unframed £ 275
Just finished this Cornwall painting of Lizard Point Quay. Love the way the rich textures of the stonework and the vibrant blue-green colours of the boats and sea turned out. It’ll be available shortly – please message me soonest via the Contact Form if you’d like to reserve it.
Sketching in Bude
Bude Sketch
Watercolour, 30 x 20 cm/11.5 x 8 ins
Bude was surprisingly green the other day. I drew this from the lovely Wroes coffee shop. My first time sketching in a café – only got a few strange looks! I had to wait until I got home to put the colour washes on – by the time I’d finished drawing, the view was obscured by rain. Bude’s still a great place to draw, though, even in the mizzle. You can see a couple of my other paintings of Bude here and here . Both are still available on my website should you be interested.
Thanks for looking, and hope you’re having a good weekend.
Windswept Tree Drawing
Windswept Tree – Sketchbook Drawing
The weather’s been good again here this week, so I did this little sketch outside, on the cliffs. I wanted to capture the way the wind blows the tree, and the strong shadows and colours – the wondrous blues, golds and russets at this time of year.
Hope you have a good weekend, notwithstanding …
Autumn Painting
Valency Valley, Autumn
One of my earlier paintings, and a particular favourite. It speaks to me of these golden days – warm days and cold nights, and the full moon rising tomorrow.
Tried to post picture of a little autumn painting I’m working on now, but the technology is against me today. Will try again tomorrow.
Cornish Fuchsias drawing
Fuchsia Flowers Study
Pen & watercolour on paper
Just a little drawing study of the fuchsias that grow almost wild here in Cornwall. Less showy than their cultivated counterparts, but the bees love them. The leaves are small, and profuse, and the stems and foliage share some of the colour of the flowers. I love their dancing gaiety – such beautiful shapes and colours. Just heard on the radio about the demise of the sketchbook among artists – not so here. Trying to do a drawing every day – hope you like them 🙂
