...or rather, rippling. The texture and colour of the water in the harbour is quite fascinating - almost like a textile pattern in this case. It's not until I really started paying attention that I realised it never looks the same. I started this on Friday at the NB Art Group drop-in session. We have two hours on a Friday morning (and a longer four hour stint once a month) in a local hall to work on whatever we like. A nice friendly group - painting, chat and coffee. There is quite a bit of work to be done in the water, with a very small brush. Next work will need to be done with a large one, for a bit of a contrast! Time to give the boats a wee break now I think...
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For some unknown reason I had put this painting aside since November. Finished today, big pink rocks and ropes and all.
...are not conducive to painting. I have barely turned the lights off for the last three or four weeks, and although daylight bulbs (with a colour temperature of around 6000K) are very good, nothing really replaces a bright day for working. Hence the slow progress this month so far! However I feel this painting is now finished, and will leave it now until I get a good look at it on a brighter day.
SInce Barry B has headed to waters new I haven't painted a yellow boat, but LH20 is a cracking colour, especially against the pinky/red/brown tones of the harbour wall. It always strikes me just how large some of the blocks of stone are, and how heavy they must be. Would have been fascinating to have seen the harbour's construction.
Because the weather is entirely too autumnal for it to be much fun outside today I am spending the day at the easel, usually something of a rare event at the weekend. I do like a nice buoy (or two)...
Pleased to report that my exhibition at Hangar Art is going very well. I'm going along again this afternoon for a couple of hours for a Meet the Artist session and will take this unfinished painting and another preparatory sketch, as people like to see the process.
Another of my favourite little blue boats. The reflections in the water will be very colourful - the painted old wall with benches along it is a nice deep coral colour. The timber benches are packed with people on a sunny day, enjoying the sun, or fish and chips - or lobster!
The first in my boat series to feature no boats. Not a single one. Floats and tyres though, a few of them. The harbour wall has turned out more tan than I really like so will have another go and tone it down to a more tasteful hue.
It looks like my favourite aqua lugger is no longer moored in the harbour, so this may be one of the last paintings that it features in. The green one is a nice shape too though.
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