Brancaster Staithe Sheds 14" x 5" Oil

Boats 10" x 12" Watercolour

I thought I would practise with watercolour, because it makes sense to take watercolours to paint en plein air, rather than oils. Lighter, less fuss. My watercolours, however are 20+ years old and the tin is rusty! You cannot work well with crap tools!

This wishy washy excuse for a painting is all I did. I gave up, and got out the charcoal........................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

WA - Continue From Last Week......Winter Landscape

 

I finished last weeks effort, so started another. I had wanted to practise getting the wet sand in the forground..................failed again! Needed a dark undercoat BEFORE the scumbling! Live and learn.

 

I like this though!



WA - Winter Landscape

 

Winter Shadows  10" x 12"   Oil

 

 

Fiddling

 

 I have been fiddling! Can't seem to get down to serious work, but then I have this problem every year. This painting, which is huge, for me, was really bugging me, mainly because the boat in the forground is not big enough. So I sanded it down and have gone part way to obliterating it. See better already!

 

Brancaster Staithe  40" x 30"  Oil  WIP

 

 

Brancaster Shed  12" x 10"  Oil

Brancaster Staithe

 Brancaster Stripes   10" x 12"  Oil

 

Brancaster Shed  10" x 12"  Oil

 

My second outing, painting en plein air and again I had an absolutely glorious day. The weather was fabulous, obviously cold, but brilliant sunshine all day, lunch in a warm welcoming pub and the company of really lovely people. Well what more could anyone wish for!

 

We have a Facebook page, here, which is well worth a look.

En Plein Air

 Added to this will be camera, hat, gloves, scarf, money to pay for delicious lunch. I will also dispense with the huge chair and take the small one, see below, purchased 20+ years ago and never used.

 

I am going out painting en plein air again on Wednesday, to Brancaster Staithe. I am so excited as I had such a good time and enjoyed such good company before. This time, a good painting would be icing! 

En Plein Air

Having only once, 25 years ago, attempted en plein air painting, and hating it, I was a bit scared of making a complete idiot of myself. But the desire to meet artists such as Mo  and Haidee-Jo, whose work I have long admired, made me shift my arse! And I had the BEST day. I can't tell you what a buzz it is to say something and everyone knows EXACTLY what you mean! The company of other artists is HOME to me. Magic. They were ALL such lovely people. Next time I shall not hesitate. My painting was rubbish, but, hey, first time guys!

 

 Plein Air-ers full of lunch! Malcolm Cudmore, Rosemary Carruthers, Jennifer Sendall, Linda Matthews, Mo Teeuw, Helen Herbert, Haidee-Jo Summers, and Mari French.

 

 

My feeble effort....Brancaster Staithe   10" x 12"  Oil