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Western Docks, a part of the dock complex at Southampton, is shown in this Saturday morning view. A number of large cruise vessels are shown at this popular viewing point for shipping. In the background can be seen a 'One' container ship, berthed at part of the terminal, the cranes towering above. 
Painted in oils on mountboard sized at 14 x 7.5" on the 25th May 2024 in front of a stream of passers by taking an interest.

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Plein air painting 130 Debenhams roof

As the Debenhams building, featured on a number of previous posts is so large, it offers other views to be captured. This 'wide' painting, the first done in this format, shows the roof of the single storey café area from a building over-looking it in East Street.
Painted in oils on a Monday morning (20/05/24). The mounting board its done on is sized at 14 x 7.5".

Alice and the nasty head tree - digital illustration

A young girl called Alice in a fantasy world of her creation, is meeting a 'nasty head tree' monster.

This encounter takes place in a wicked old forest full of twisted, dead trees. The tree in question is able to move about and hangs on its branches, heads of past victims. The tree has a face of sorts. Out of its mouth protrudes a long tongue, used to grab its victims. Alice has so far resisted the efforts of the tree during this terrifying encounter.
Digitally painted in early 2024.

The image can be seen in greater detail on this link.

Head painting exercise - 'Carnival Row'

Carnival row is a fantasy series from Amazon. First season aired in 2019 with the second and final season appearing in 2023. The series takes place in a landscape populated by humans and mythological beings, 
Shown here are (top left) Rycroft "Philo" Philostrate, (top right) Vignette Stonemoss, (bottom left) Agreus Astrayon, (bottom right) Tourmaline Larou.
Each one is painted on cardboard (12 x 9.5") in oils during spring 2024.

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Following on from the previous post the subject is again Woodmill, situated in outer Southampton along the banks of the River Itchen. Having never painted it for many years I now found myself painting it again only a few days later on the 7th May 2024, as part of a Southampton Art Society paint out.
Done in oils on mounting board cut to 12 x 9.5".

gallery rabbits dec 2023

Southampton City gallery: Barry Flanagan hare bronzes. 

Two hare bronze casts as found at Southampton city gallery, UK. The sculptor is Barry Flanagan. The top work is 'Leaping Hare' and dates from 1980. The bottom one is titled 'Anvil' and dates from 1981.

The two paintings were painted from life in the gallery during December 2023, and are done in oils on mounting board sized at 12 x 9.5".

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This street view from within Southampton shows East Street looking towards the High Street, with Queensway cutting across the view. On the right side can be seen the empty Debenhams building, opened in 1959 (as Edwin Jones) and shut since 2020. The crane is deployed on the Bargate building project which can be seen rising behind the hoardings.
Painted on a Sunday morning (12/05/24) in oils on cardboard, sized at 12 x 9.5".