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.
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.
Traigh Eais means ‘Beach of the Waterfall’ in Gaelic. This is a wonderful beach on Barra. It is difficult to put into words what I feel about the beach so hopefully my painting speaks for me. I did this study for a larger studio piece that I plan to do soon.
This is the painting I did for a workshop at Winchburgh Art Club. I enjoyed the opportunity to share with this group of artists.
This is the painting that I completed at Stirling Art Club demonstration. The Art Club is friendly and made me feel very welcome, I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did!
Stirling Art Club have invited me to do a painting demonstration tomorrow evening. I have done a study in colour and one in black and white, I am doing the painting with a limited range of pastel colours. The colours I plan to use are in the mixed chart on the left hand side. In the middle is the outlined sketch for the demonstration.
This is a page from my sketch book showing studies for some seascape compositions I am considering. More inspiration from our trip to the Outer Hebrides!
I was asked to do a demonstration at Largo Bay Arts Society. Here is the painting that I did last night, not quite completed. The orange ground is showing through in the foreground rocks.
I did this tonal study for a new painting I have in mind. I sketched the scene when we were on Barra so I could refer to it in the studio.
Just loved this beach on Barra. However it was one of many beautiful beaches we saw on our trip to the island. We were only away for a few days yet I have had so much inspiration from the visit. I look forward to doing more paintings soon.