Inter-tidal

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

These reeds were frozen in the winter, some of the textures of the waters edge provide inspiration. In good weather a visit to Holy Island off the north west coast of Angelsey provided a real insight and reminder of our relationship with the sea for transport. Beside the very long breakwater there the ferry from Holyhead to Ireland moves to and fro all day until late at night, it’s possible to hear the rumbling of the  ferry engines at night.

the view from Penrhos coastal park, a house sits on a peninsular at tide out