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Tag Archives: Art
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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Painting and Gardening Recently I’ve been thinking about what I feel are parallels between painting and gardening. I have a reasonably sized garden and like to leave it a little ragged around the edges. I’m not one for manicured lawns, or formal, regimented … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting
Tagged Art, garden design, gardening, Gower, landscape painting, monochrome, Oil painting, painting, painting theory, underpainting, Wales
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Afternoon light at Three Cliffs Bay
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
Posted in Gower, Painting
Tagged AONB, Art, art for sale, beach, Coastal painting, contemporary art, Gower, landscape, National Trust, Oil painting, painting, seascape, Swansea, Three Cliffs bay, Wales, Welsh artists
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Two contrasting paintings of sand, sea and sky
These are two recent paintings of basically the same subject matter of sand, sea and sky. In the one above I have used a rather ‘sweet’ colour palette of greens, blues, mauves and ochres, whereas the one below is rather … Continue reading
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Tagged AONB, Art, art for sale, beach, Coastal painting, contemporary art, Gower, Oil painting, painting, seascape., Surfing, Swansea, Wales, Welsh artists
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Rhossili village from the cliffs
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Coastal painting, contemporary art, Gower, landscape painting, Marine painting, National Trust, Oil painting, painting, Rhossili, Wales
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Les Thomas - the painter's progress 