Low tide, Three Cliffs Bay

Posted on January 19, 2021 by pobbles2000

A bright but windy day at Three Cliffs Bay, Gower. This was an abandoned painting from a few years back that I decided was worth repainting yesterday afternoon.

Oil on canvas mounted on board, 29 x 30.5cm

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South Gower coast, morning light

Posted on December 24, 2020 by pobbles2000

Looking down from the cliff tops at the south Gower coast with Tor Bay in the foreground and the Great Tor proudly jutting out into the Bristol Channel. The tide is high with the cliffs silhouetted against the morning sun.

An oil painting on canvas board, 12 x 16inches

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Rhossili village from the cliffs

Posted on December 21, 2020 by pobbles2000

A view of Rhossili village, Gower, from the cliffs. Low sun on a winter’s afternoon. I was particularly interested in the visual rhythms set up by the geological folds in the limestone rock.

An oil painting on canvas mounted on board, approximately 44 x 46 cm.

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A day of showers and sunshine at Rhossili

Posted on November 5, 2020 by pobbles2000

A Day of sunshine and showers at Rhossili on The Gower Peninsula, south Wales. The tide is out and the prevailing westerly wind is carrying the clouds across the downs. I love it walking these cliffs when it is wild and windy – as it so often is!

A 30 x 30cm oil painting on canvas board.

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Sker House, Porthcawl

Posted on September 21, 2020 by pobbles2000

“Sker House is a historic building in Wales. Originally built as a monastic grange of the Cistercian order over 900 years ago, it is situated just outside the town of Porthcawl, near Bridgend. Little remains of the original structure and it was completely rebuilt in the late sixteenth century. Its residential form appears to have been determined by the preceding monastic grange. The house was made famous as the basis of R. D. Blackmore’s book The Maid of Sker.” (Wikipedia)

The house has been owned since 2003 by Niall Fergusson, the distinguished British historian. A few years ago, I attended a talk he gave about the house and how he and his family came to settle in Porthcawl and restore the Grade 1 listed building. This stimulated my interest and prompted me to make this painting.

A 30 x 30cm (12 x 12 inches) oil painting on canvas mounted on board.

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Silvery light, Three Cliffs.

Posted on August 25, 2020 by pobbles2000

I have used a slightly cooler palette for this painting, replacing Cadmium Red with Michael Harding’s Amethyst, a rich, transparent red purple.

For those who are interested my palette for this painting comprises: Amethyst, Raw Sienna, French Ultramarine, Alizarin Crimson, Yellow Lake and Titanium White… mostly Michael Harding Artist Quality, handmade oil paint – expensive, but well worth it!

30 x 30cm Oil painting on canvas board.

This painting is available to purchase. Contact: pobbles2000@yahoo.com

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Calm summer afternoon, Rhossili.

Posted on August 9, 2020 by pobbles2000

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My goal for a long time now has been to paint looser, to allow the paint to do the work and to just let the paint be, to let go sooner. Simplify, simplify, simplify. I am trying to think in terms of the relationship between just a few large masses, to focus on getting this right rather than getting bogged down in describing detail painstakingly accurately. I think I’m getting there… slowly!

I always agonise over whether to include figures in a landscape painting. In this case I have used figures on the beach and cliff top to suggest the dramatic scale of these cliffs.

Oil on canvas mounted on board, 27 x 38cm.

Available to purchase. Enquiries: pobbles2000@yahoo.com

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Summer morning walk, Three Cliffs Bay.

Posted on July 27, 2020 by pobbles2000

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I finished this today – the paint is still wet! The picture is not yet framed. In the photograph the painting has been place over an existing framed painting, and is a ‘serving suggestion’ only.

Oil painting on canvas board 10 x 10 inches (254mmx254mm approx.)

Available to purchase. Enquiries: pobbles2000@yahoo.com

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Ceibwr bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Posted on July 16, 2020 by pobbles2000

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This is a small oil painting I did some time ago inspired by the colours and rhythms of the rock formations in Ceibwr Bay, south of Cardigan in west Wales. It is moving towards abstraction more than my usual more literal interpretations of the landscape. It is more linear than painterly, which I think suits the subject matter.

Oil on canvas, image size: 7 x 5 inches, (18 x 13cm approx)

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Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

Posted on July 14, 2020 by pobbles2000

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Yet another painting of Three Cliffs Bay fresh off the easel – well, it is my local playground and it is one of the most picturesque beaches in Wales!

30x30cm oil on canvas board

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