Tag Archives: National Trust

Rhossili Cliffs and Downs (SOLD)

Posted on August 23, 2019 by pobbles2000

This painting is the result of an early morning painting excursion to Rhossili, before the tourists and holiday crowds arrived. I decided to take a view looking inland for a change with the downs and the much lauded three mile … Continue reading →

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Worms Head, Rhossili

Posted on July 17, 2019 by pobbles2000

Working on the cliff tops at Rhossili, Gower yesterday morning. A beautiful day and a beautiful place to be. I was using Winsor & Newton Alkyd oil paints which are fast drying – too fast in the heat and sunshine … Continue reading →

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Rhossili, Summer Mist

Posted on June 17, 2019 by pobbles2000

The cliffs and Worms Head at Rhossili, Gower. A small 10 inch square oil painting on canvas mounted on board.

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Ebb Tide, Rhossili

Posted on April 16, 2019 by pobbles2000

The Bristol Channel has the second highest tidal range in the world, exceeded only by the Bay of Fundy in Canada. Hence at low tide it’s a very long walk to the water’s edge at Rhossili! Worm’s Head is accessible … Continue reading →

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Worms Head, Rhossili

Posted on February 14, 2019 by pobbles2000

Looking towards Worm’s Head from the Rhossili cliff tops. The Worm snakes out for about a mile into the Bristol Channel and is only accessible during a window of about four hours at low tide. This is a 10×12 inch … Continue reading →

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January day, Three Cliffs Bay

Posted on February 10, 2019 by pobbles2000

Finished today… at least I think it’s finished. Someone said a painting is never finished, it’s simply abandoned. Knowing when to stop – or to abandon the painting – is something of a challenge for me. I do tend to … Continue reading →

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Dog Walkers, Langland Bay

Posted on January 30, 2019 by pobbles2000

I don’t post a painting for several months and then two come along in as many days! I made this small painting today, and it’s still glistening wet. It’s a 10x12inch oil painting on canvas board, and took about three … Continue reading →

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Moonlight over the Great Tor

Posted on January 29, 2019 by pobbles2000

This is a bit different for me – a nocturne of Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, looking towards the Great Tor. I painted it in one hit today, and it’s still wet. I need to take another photograph when it’s dry. … Continue reading →

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Rhossili – weather closing in (SOLD)

Posted on July 19, 2018 by pobbles2000

This painting was worked up from the initial sketch reproduced below. In many ways I like the unadulterated rawness of the sketch. There’s always a danger of over-working a painting, refining it and and putting in too much detail leaving … Continue reading →

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Gower Surfer

Posted on July 4, 2018 by pobbles2000

This is an oil painting finished today 10 inches square, framed size 17 inches square. The frame shown is a ‘St Ives style frame’, popularised by the modernist painters who inhabited that area of Cornwall around the mid twentieth century. … Continue reading →

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