Category Archives: Gower

Squally showers kinda day, Rhossili

Posted on December 12, 2022 by pobbles2000

This is another variation on a viewpoint I’ve painted many times, on the clifftops overlooking the sweep of Rhossili sands with the downs in the background. 12x12inches. Oil on canvas board.

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Autumn light, Caswell Bay, Gower

Posted on November 25, 2022 by pobbles2000

A showery kind of autumn day, still mild enough for a paddle. A different format for me, a double square, 20 x 10 inches, Oil on canvas board.

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Spend more time mixing on the palette…

Posted on September 25, 2022 by pobbles2000

“Spend more time mixing on the palette, and less time touching your painting” Ken Goshen, artist & teacher. Good advice I reckon. It’s something I’ve been trying to get into the habit of doing lately. Before you dive in and … Continue reading →

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Pobbles & Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

Posted on February 28, 2022 by pobbles2000

Oil on canvas board, 16×16 inches.

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The Great Tor, Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

Posted on September 30, 2021 by pobbles2000

Yet another painting of The Great Tor, Gower. A beautiful beach, a monumental chunk of limestone – what’s not to like about this place. It’s a subject I never tire of painting. All work is available for sale. Enquiries: pobbles2000@yahoo.com … Continue reading →

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Two under-cooked paintings

Posted on June 23, 2021 by pobbles2000

Oil on stretched canvas, 24 x 16 inches Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 12.5 inches I have ‘let go’ of both these paintings sooner than I normally would. This follows on from the point I was making in … Continue reading →

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Afternoon light at Three Cliffs Bay

Posted on April 11, 2021 by pobbles2000

I finished this painting yesterday based on my experience of a walk last week at Three Cliffs Bay, Gower. It was an unseasonably cold day, with a shower of rain never far away. I did some quick sketching, and took … Continue reading →

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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, … Continue reading →

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Calm summer afternoon, Rhossili.

Posted on August 9, 2020 by pobbles2000

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 … Continue reading →

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Summer morning walk, Three Cliffs Bay.

Posted on July 27, 2020 by pobbles2000

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 … Continue reading →

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