Wednesday 27 April 2011

Inspired by Red Valerian, Aldeburgh Beach

Not having painted much over the past two months I decided that today I would warm myself & my brushes up by working on a familiar subject I really enjoyed painting last year.
I was working on watercolour paper but when I found I had squeezed out too much Yellow Ochre, rather than waste the paint, I decided I would quickly underpaint a canvas which I could paint something over some other day...

...however I soon became quite fascinated by the marks I was making using my lovely 1.5" brush.
By using the same colours I have used throughout my original painting (as yet unfinished) I appear to have created my first 'abstract' painting based on the sky, sea, beach and red valerian blooms at Aldeburgh!


Acrylic on canvas
30cm x 30cm

Monday 18 April 2011

Easter Exhibition

I am entering some of my work in the Bungay Black Dog Arts Easter Exhibition in
St Mary’s Church, Bungay
from Saturday 23rd April to Sunday 1st May
(10am to 4pm daily)
Free entry!