30/06/2010 by Gina Wright.

I got out my oil pastels today to do a study of Pittenweem harbour. The reflections on the water attracted me to this scene. As always Pittenweem is always a delight to the eye with all those colours on the boats, houses and water.

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02/06/2010 by Gina Wright.

Here is a painting I did today of my favourite beach on Islay. It was windy when I was there however very sunny and colourful.

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30/05/2010 by Gina Wright.

This is a plein air study I did on a walk at Jura House Gardens. The walk took you through bluebell woods to this view of the sea. There was a bench to enjoy the view and soak up the sun. I did this painting while sitting at the bench. The water was so clear and the colour so beautiful, very inviting. I didn’t go for a swim, however by the time we got down to the shore someone was swimming in the crystal clear water.

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10/05/2010 by Gina Wright.

Auchmithie is one of my favourite places to escape to and paint outdoors. It is especially appealing when there are lots of crashing waves. The sound is just amazing as the large pebbles crash together. On Saturday the waves were wonderful. This is one of my watercolour studies I did in situ.

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02/05/2010 by Gina Wright.

This is a larger studio piece. Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife always gives me so much inspiration for my work. There is always something happening at the harbour that makes standing to watch entertaining.

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25/04/2010 by Gina Wright.

This study was inspired by our trip to Mull in our campervan. This was the view from our campsite at Fidden Farm! At night the sounds of the wind across the water were awesome. We had this beach all to ourselves. Shared only by a few wandering sheep.

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20/04/2010 by Gina Wright.

Yesterday I got my watercolours out and topped up my paint tray with fresh colours. I started the day doing colour mixing studies. It can be quite time consuming but once done can give some new combinations of colours to experiment with. I really enjoyed doing this figurative painting.

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13/04/2010 by Gina Wright.

This pastel landscape was painted on Pastelmat pastel paper. The paper grips the pastel really well. It also blends nicely to give a soft effect to the painting.

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18/02/2010 by Gina Wright.

The sea holds so much fascination for me. It is always changing and constantly moving. This study was done on Art Spectrum Colourfix Paper. I prepared a thin wash in gouache to give me a base colour to work on. Once this was dry I got busy with the pastels.

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05/02/2010 by Gina Wright.

At the pastel class I am teaching in St Andrews we have been looking at the work of other painters we admire. Choosing a particular painting we like then doing a painting in that style. I chose Monet a favourite of mine. I first did a study of La Zaan a Zaandam 1871 then I looked at some reference photos which I had and did this seascape. This is a detail from the painting.

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