Tag Archives: contemporary art

Swansea Open 2023

Posted on January 24, 2023 by pobbles2000

Delighted to learn that both these paintings I entered for the Swansea Open have been selected. The show runs from this Saturday to April 16 at The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.

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High tide, Three Cliffs Bay, Gower.

Posted on June 19, 2022 by pobbles2000

Oil painting on canvas laid on board, 15×10.75 inches. Email me at pobbles2000@yahoo.com if interested in purchasing this work.

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Early evening sun, Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

Posted on February 2, 2022 by pobbles2000

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 →

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New year; new pochade box

Posted on January 31, 2022 by pobbles2000

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 →

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The loosening up process.

Posted on July 23, 2021 by pobbles2000

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 →

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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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Two contrasting paintings of sand, sea and sky

Posted on February 2, 2021 by pobbles2000

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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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. … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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