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Tag Archives: Art
Spend more time mixing on the palette…
“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
Posted in Art, Gower
Tagged Art, cliffs, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape, Wales, walking
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Breezy Spring afternoon, Mumbles Head
Breezy Spring afternoon, Mumbles Head, 10×10 inches, Oil on canvas board. Recently I’ve been going through my old paintings, those that I’ve given up on and tossed to one side, thus adding to an already cluttered studio. Perhaps it’s something … Continue reading
Posted in Art, marine painting
Tagged Art, Gower, lighthouses, Marine painting., Mumbles, Oil painting, painting, seascape, south Wales, Swansea, Swansea Bay, Wales, welsh art, Welsh artists
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Some inspiring notes on colour.
To make these three recent paintings, I used a more limited palette than I would usually, retricting myself to cadmium red, alizarin crimson, French ultramarine, cadmium yellow – plus, of course, titanium white. I had read several books where this … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting
Tagged #Wales, Art, colour, colour theory, Gower, landscape, limited palette, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape., Swansea, Three Cliffs bay, welsh art, Welsh artists, Welsh coast
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Pobbles & Three Cliffs Bay, Gower
Oil on canvas board, 16×16 inches.
Posted in Art, Gower, Oil painting
Tagged Art, beach, Coastal painting, Gower, GowerPeninsula, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape., Swansea, Wales
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Early evening sun, Three Cliffs Bay, Gower
This is one of a number of paintings that has been hanging around in my studio for some months unfinished. So this week I took it upon myself to finish it, and this is the result. I’ve tried to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oil painting
Tagged AONB, Art, Coastal painting, contemporary art, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape, Swansea, Three Cliff Bay, Wales, Welsh coastal path
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New year; new pochade box
My apologies for not having posted anything for three months, the reason being I suffered a bereavement and so painting has been put on hold for a while. However, I am now back in the saddle, and rearing to try … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting
Tagged Art, contemporary art, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, plein air, seascape, Swansea, Wales
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The Great Tor, Three Cliffs Bay, Gower
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
Posted in Art, Gower, Oil painting
Tagged Art, beach, coast, Coastal painting, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, Swansea, Three Cliffs bay, Wales
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Painting my favourite bay
This summer I have spent a lot of time swimming, walking and drawing in this beautiful corner of the Gower Peninsula. This is the Great Tor, the monumental promontory that separates Three Cliffs Bay from the smaller, and lesser known, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting
Tagged AONB, Art, beaches, contemporary painter, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, Paintings for sale, south Wales, Swansea, Wales, Welsh artists, Welsh coast
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The loosening up process.
This is a follow up to my blog entry a few weeks ago, Painting and Gardening, posted 5 June. It’s the development from the underpainting of Rhossili. As you can see the square format is no more! To my eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting
Tagged Art, art for sale, contemporary art, Gower Peninsula, landscape, National Trust, Oil painting, painting, painting theory, Rhossili, Swansea, Three Cliffs bay, Wales
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Three Cliffs Bay, Gower
Another painting of the ever popular Three Cliffs Bay, Gower. This is has been hanging around the studio unfinished for a while, so yesterday I decided to get it done and posted. The tide is out, and the river winds … Continue reading
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Tagged AONB, Art, Gower, landscape, Marine painting., National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape., Swansea, Wales
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Les Thomas - the painter's progress 