Friday 13 May 2022

Plein air painting 36

 Plein air painting 36


Painted in July 2021 on a friday afternoon. The building shown is a gatekeepers cottage situated within Southampton common's public park, Hampshire. Hill Lane and the Bellemoor pub are situated just behind, as are some small buildings connected with the upkeep and storage of equipment for the common. 
This 'plein air' work measures 12" x 9.5" and is painted on a piece of cardboard from a local supermarket.


Plein air painting 34

Plein air painting 34

Northam Southampton shamrock quay pier art

Two old and dilapidated jetties are shown, leading out of Saxon wharf in to the river Itchen. It is to be found in the suburb of Southampton, a city in the county of Hampshire, UK. Across the rive can be found another suburb, known as Bitterne. Painted on a dull afternoon during August 2021, this plein air landscape art is done on shop cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5".

Plein air painting 37

Plein air painting 37

plein air graves southampton old cemetery
Southampton 'old' cemetery is a large and mostly disused public site situated next to Southampton common. It is a very popular and peaceful place for people to visit and stroll around. It contains a few Victorian buildings now used for different purposes from there original use. A number of groups look after the site and record the history of the headstones, some gradeII listed, and perform clearing of the wild vegetation from time to time from this large and overwhelming site. The paintinfg shows a typical view with old, Victorian headstones standing a different angles and covered with ivy. This was painted during summer 2021 in oils on shop cardboard, sized at 12" x 9.5".

Sunday 1 May 2022

Plein air painting 33

Plein air painting 33

southampton cemetery angel grave art
Southampton 'old' cemetery was first opened in the 1840's. It is a large 27 acre site and is to be found within the city of Southampton, Hampshire in the UK. This plein air painting shows a selection of graves, covered in ivy and other plants where nature has been allowed some freedom to take over the site. This artwork is done on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5" in oils. A plein air painting done during August 2021.