Investigating the Boat

#18 Investigating the Boat oil on canvas 8x8"

This is a studio painting taken from sketches I did at Church Bay in Anglesey. The boys couldn't resist getting closer and closer to the fishing boat that was pulled up in the shallows.

Evening Sun at Borthwen

#17 Evening Sun at Borthwen oil on canvas board 12x10"

A race to get this done before the tide came in and the sun went down. The colours were changing rapidly but it was so calm and beautiful, it was lovely to paint. Borthwen in Anglesey.

Soon after starting, getting the colours in before it gets too dark

A Welsh Farmhouse

#14 A Welsh Farmhouse, oil on board, 12x10"

Another trip to Anglesey. I painted the view away from the sea this time, looking out across the fields towards a nearby farm.  I started off by painting the composition in burnt umber and then began putting in the darker tones of the hedges.  The sun was setting very quickly behind me so the colours changed dramatically and by the end the fields and my painting were bathed in a warm orange glow. 

The half way stage

The field next to me had quite a few horses in it and this beautiful old stallion kept me company the whole time I was out!