allotments in front of the sea and near to the ferry terminal, all sorts of relationships with water, seasons and tides
I haven’t been to the sea for a few weeks and I miss it already so another visit is due with sketchbook. I did a finished painting on the beach once years ago, I did have an immense sense of freedom while doing it, and I was amazed when it sold later in gallery, I’d like to try that again, maybe it’s my next challenge. I must admit though that I am put off by the thought of people looking over my shoulder so I won’t do it on a bank holiday. I was the same when students asked me to demonstrate how I do a painting, I just couldn’t do it, I felt exceptionally exposed and uncomfortable. .
here are more of the paintings with their second layer , I usually do three layers including detail.
also the photograph of South Stack lighthouse from the top of the cliff..
the lighthouse lantern close up
the individually handmade glass components make up the whole reflective surface of the light
a compass shows the direction of the weather vane on top
a view of the light house when the sun caught the interior mirrors, the squares of concrete were used to grow vegetables and keep chickens and goats for eggs and milk for the staff who were based there..
floating shell, water based oil on paper
This project is already quite varied in inspiration, to see a lighthouse on a very exposed peninsular in north Wales was a fantastic experience, what astounded me was the fact that the glass in the light section was handmade over a hundred years ago and maybe only one strand of it had been replaced since then. More photos of that later. Meanwhile I’m still layering paint onto small canvases, I find it takes a while to get the resonance of a painting, therefore it goes through many stages with long gaps in between where I tend to do the inspiration research, usually instinctively.
trying to get perspective on the beach
