Pastel on paper, 15x10cm: Ailsa Craig on the dark-blue horizon with a placid blue sea and wide stretches of damp sand. Pastel on paper, 15x10cm: Kids playing on the sand.
pastel on paper, 15x10cm: Looking over to Culzean Castle and the headland at Turnbury.
Pastel on paper, 15x10: Walkin' the dawg! Dark figures contre-jour on the wet sands as the tide turns and starts to charge back in. This is perhaps the best image of all, although the others do look better in actual fact - I need to find a better way of recapturing pastels for viewing on the internet.
Maw and Paw Broon!: Me with my bunnet and the missus (Jacqueline) with a cup of hot coffee and a chockie biscuit! Grumpy lookin' auld bugger with wet patches on my knees where I was kneeling on the sand to set up the self-timer on my camera. At least I got our heads in, which is more than J can do holding the camera in her hands!
4 comments:
These beach sketches are really refreshing to look at. I like the Ailsa Craig on the most, would make a nice big oil painting! The cat paintings are really good too; very direct and not fussy.
I'm not surprised you like our Ailsa Craig, Andrea, for it is a mini-megalith standing proudly at the mouth of the Firth of Clyde. It is now a Gannet bird sanctuary run by the RSPB. The Craig is a constant presence and a constant source of inspiration; I often attempt to paint it. You are right - it probably deserves to be painted BIG!
Thanks for commenting.
I love the freedom of these beach scenes, David Very emotive.
I really appreciate you saying that Casey; thanks!
As you know working direct from life demands a certain quickness of decision making which I am not generally renowned for. This is especially true where figures are concerned. Sitting on the beach watching and drawing has become a hobby of mine - pity we don't get more warm days in Scotland to do it freely!
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