Ducks on dockside

Ducks on dockside 

This painting shows a number of Mallard ducks standing on a dockside. The location is Christchurch, a pretty town in Dorset with two rivers flowing through it. Shown is a section of the quay that looks like a heavy industrial area from the small section shown, but is in reality just a small part of the boatyard on the quay, which is very popular with the tourists. The artwork is painted in acrylics on stretched paper sized at 16” x 12”, during July 2016.

Three Mallard ducks on quayside -acrylic painting

New Forest hill with cows and horses WIP

New Forest hill with cows and horses WIP 

This image shows the creation of a painting showing a hill in the New Forest, Hampshire. Within the composition are a number of cows at the bottom of the hill and a few horses halfway to the top. The first panel shows the drawing, done in brown acrylic paint on an orange ground. The second panel shows base colours applied and the third, the finished painting. The final painting is 20" x 16" and painted in acrylic.

#artist #wip #newforest #countryside

WIP of New Forest Hill with cows and horses painting

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 Working on close-up 07

 A small snippet from a new painting of some ducks on a quay side in Dorset, in the works....

Work in progress of acrylic duck painting

Tourists at Boltons Bench New Forest ART WIP

Tourists at Bolton's Bench New Forest ART WIP

This painting shows an area of the New Forest, Hampshire known as Bolton's Bench. It is on a hill just outside the town of Lyndhurst. The bench is around a base of a large Yew tree which is in turn on top of a small hill that offers good views of the local countryside. The photograph shows a work in progress of an initial drawing in brown acrylic paint on a red ground base. The second panel shows a half completed painting with the base colours added while the third one show the finished acrylic painting. it will be seen that a figure of a girl has been added at a later stage. This was done after initial completion as it was felt that something was missing composition. The girl figure adds more interest in this location that is full of tourists, in particular with kids who are naturally attracted to all of the tame donkeys found in the area. 

#NewForest #painting #donkeys #painting #Hampshire

WIP painting stages of Boultons bench, Lyndhurst, Hampshire

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Working on close-up 06

A small snippet from a new painting of the New Forest, Hampshire, in the works....
#Newforest #countryside #nature #Hampshire 

WIP New Forest acrylic painting

Marwell Zoo Zany Zebra campaign 2016 update 14

Marwell Zoo Zany Zebra campaign 2016 update 14

The 'Zany Zebra' trail in Southampton officially started on the 16 July. I have not taken 'proper' pictures of my two Zebra creations in place as yet but I did snap the 'Seafaring Zebra', a design using ships and boats and sponsored by Associated British Ports. As the Zebra was standing in the company of a large cruise ship it was a good opportunity not to miss!
#zebra #artist #Southampton #ships #ZanyZebra

'Seafaring Zebra' at the waterfront, Southampton

boats on jacks in yard - water color sketch

boats on jacks in yard - water color sketch

This water colour sketch was done on a sunny June day. It shows a number of boats all standing on jacks and resting in the sunshine. The location is a local boat yard in Northam, Southampton which is situated on the east side of the city and has the River Itchen running beside it. When I was looking for a subject to paint I found this gap in a line of boats in the yard and thought I would plonk myself there to view the scene as shown, as it is unlikely that space would be used for anything while I'm sitting there for an hour. But just I had finished doing a rough drawing and preparing the paints one of the yard workers said that I would have to move because a boat was imminently about to fill that space. 5 mins later once the boat had been maneuvered in I was then able to sit myself in a space a few feet away from my original position and carry on, though it is strange how a slight shift in position can throw your observations as I was now looking at a scene which the drawing did not fully show.

collection of boats on jacks - water color sketch

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Working on close-up 04

  A further small snippet of a New Forest themed painting currently in progress.... 

Boultons bench acrylic painting detail

Sunday Morning Rowing at Itchen Bridge, Southampton

Sunday Morning Rowing at Itchen Bridge, Southampton 

This painting was done in acrylics on stretched canvas. The canvas was 28” x 20” in size, bigger than the normal size I work to because of the intention of it being exhibited in a large gallery. The scene shows activity at the waterfront on the River Itchen, in the Chapel area of the City of Southampton. One of the local rowing clubs is preparing for a Sunday morning on the river with quite a busy scene of vessels being taken out of storage and placed in the water. The scene is surrounded by large buildings as found in this central part of the city with development ongoing in the background. Framing the composition and dominating the scene is the Itchen Bridge, opened in 1977 and 92 ft high at the tallest point. The painting was completed during May 2016.

This painting was one of two, produced for the City Art Gallery’s Open Exhibition 'A Sporting life', during Summer 2016.
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Sunday Morning Rowing at Itchen Bridge, Southampton - acrylic painting

Working on close-up 03

 Working on close-up 03

A further small snippet of an acrylic sport themed painting currently in progress.... 

WIP acrylic painting buildings, Northam, Southampton

 

Sunday Morning ABP Marathon. Northam, Southampton WIP painting

Sunday Morning ABP Marathon. Northam, Southampton WIP painting

This composite photograph shows work in progress on a recently completed painting depicting runners taking part in a marathon running through the streets of Southampton, one Sunday morning. The event was organised by Associated British Ports, a large employer within the city. Here the runners are shown going through the Northam area, in the east of the city. The picture shows 3 stages. The first panel is a red base colour ground with the drawing painted in brown acrylic paint. The second panel shows most of the basic, base colours applied to suggest tone and colour placement around the whole picture, which helps to give an idea of how the composition is working out and the final panel shows the finished painting. It is done on a 28" x 20" canvas on stretcher bars and painted with acrylics.
The painting was done during May 2016 mainly for entry in to the 'A Sporting Life' open art exhibition held at the Southampton City art gallery during Summer 2016, and is one of two painting entered and selected.
#hampshire #painting #Southampton #ABP #WIP

WIP painting Sunday morning marathon Northam, Southampton