Plein air painting 135 06 june juction near soton station western esplanade

Plein air painting 135 

This unglamorous view is of a traffic junction in central Southampton. It is a junction along Western Esplanade road within the heart of the city. The long red brick wall hides the railway line running parallel to the road. On the left can be seen the footbridge crossing the line, with the building beyond it being offices built above the central station. 
This was painted one Thursday morning (06/06/24) on mounting board sized at 12 x 9.5" in oils.

Plein air painting 134 04 june soton art society rose garden

 

Plein air painting 134 rose garden

A meetup of the Southampton Art society took place at the East (Andrews) park, in central Southampton, on the morning of 4th June 2024. The specific location was the rose garden, near the junction of New road and Above Bar Street. In the background can be seen some of the shops, some in scaffolding on the right hand side.
Painted on cardboard in oils, sized at 12 x 9.5".

Plein air painting 129

This is another view of Debenhams, Southampton, but from the other side as shown in the previous post, and painted about a week later (18/05/24). The road featured with a sweeping curve is Houndwell Place, and the ex-department store's architecture follows it. In the foreground is a supporting column, part of old offices converted into student apartments a few years ago. On the right side is a recently hit road sign!
Oil on mounting board cut to 12 x 9.5".

Plein air painting 133 central hall

Plein air painting 133

This distinctive building is the Central Hall, built in 1925 as a Methodist church, later becoming a part Hampshire Education Authority during the 1960's, and since the 1990's has been owned by the New Community Church. It resides along Kingsway, Southampton. The roadway outside the building was risen a number of decades ago for a redeveloped traffic junction which visually 'eats' in to the base of the Hall. In the background can be seen 'Dukes Keep'.
Painted in oils on mounting board cut to 12 x 9.5", one Monday morning, 3rd June 2024.

Plein air painting 131

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.

Plein air painting 130

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.