Tag Archives: Marine painting.

Langland Bay Painting Commission

Posted on March 23, 2023 by pobbles2000

A recently commissioned painting of Langland Bay now hanging in the Liz Baker Dialysis Unit of Morriston Hospital, Swansea. The painting commemorates the life and work of Liz Baker who was the dedicated and passionate renal matron of the unit … Continue reading →

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Mimosa Gallery, Llandeilo

Posted on February 4, 2023 by pobbles2000

Just three of a selection of my paintings that are currently on show and for sale at Oriel Mimosa Gallery in Llandeilo.

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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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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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Two paintings from Cornwall

Posted on October 31, 2022 by pobbles2000

Rocks on Porthmeor beach, St Ives. 8″x8″. Oil paint on calico laid on panel. Smeaton’s pier, St Ives. 8″x8″. Oil paint on calico laid on panel. Two paintings from a few years back made on a painting trip to Cornwall. … Continue reading →

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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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Breezy Spring afternoon, Mumbles Head

Posted on June 9, 2022 by pobbles2000

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 →

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Some inspiring notes on colour.

Posted on May 19, 2022 by pobbles2000

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 →

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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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