Tag Archives: #Wales

Shifting Light, Cefn Bryn, Gower

Posted on December 5, 2015 by pobbles2000

This is a small oil painting of Cefn Bryn on a dark November afternoon, with rain clouds scurrying swiftly across the sky, and a rare glimpse of the sun highlighting the rich warm winter colours on the hillside. Cefn Bryn is the Old … Continue reading →

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Three Cliff Bay & Cefn Bryn

Posted on September 28, 2015 by pobbles2000

I was attracted to the white silhouette of this impressive lump of carboniferous limestone which constitutes the first and biggest of the three cliffs of Three Cliff Bay. Beyond is Cefn Bryn the more than four-mile-long ridge that forms the … Continue reading →

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Fishing Boat off Oxwich Bay

Posted on September 7, 2015 by pobbles2000

Painted on a hot steamy August afternoon from Oxwich Point looking towards Pwll Du Head, Gower. There’s thunder in the air! Another small 8-inch square oil painting on canvas board.

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Thurba Head, Gower

Posted on September 5, 2015 by pobbles2000

Looking down from the coastal path at the eastern face of Thurba Head, the precipitous lump of rock that dominates the Swansea end of Mewslade Bay, Gower. There is an Iron Age hill fort on the summit and also an ancient lime kiln. A small … Continue reading →

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Towards Oxwich from Pennard Cliffs, Gower

Posted on August 29, 2015 by pobbles2000

This is a second painting of a subject posted previously. 30cm square oil painting.

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Walkers, Three Cliffs Bay

Posted on August 25, 2015 by pobbles2000

This is actually a detail from a painting I sold last year. I sometimes find that severely cropping a painting can produce a stronger composition, and sometimes I have taken the drastic step of physically cutting down finished paintings in order … Continue reading →

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Towards Oxwich, Soft Winter Light

Posted on July 20, 2015 by pobbles2000

This painting has been around for a while. I’ve just picked it up again today and finished it. It’s a view from the Southgate to Three Cliffs Bay walk on the Gower Peninsula, towards Oxwich. It’s oil on canvas mounted on … Continue reading →

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Study: Three Cliffs Bay

Posted on September 14, 2014 by pobbles2000

I’m working on a painting of Three Cliffs Bay, Gower at present. Sketch book study in graphite.

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Mumbles sunrise

Posted on February 13, 2014 by pobbles2000

This is a small 8 inch square oil painting of a recent winter sunrise over Mumbles Head and its lighthouse. I think this is the first sunrise – or sunset – that I have ever painted, which is perhaps surprising … Continue reading →

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