Plein air painting 45

Painted in late summer 2021 this landscape 'plein air' painting shows a view of St Andrews park in central Southampton, Hampshire in the UK. The famous rose garden is coming to the end of the season and the afternoon shadows becoming longer. In the background on the left is the recently opened John Hansard Gallery.

Bust of Major Raymond Smythies - oil painting

Bust of Major Raymond Smythies. The plaster original dates from 1912 and this casting, as found at the Southampton city art gallery, dates from 1971. The artist was Gaudier-Brzeska.

The bust is wonderful to look at, with the sculpted form really giving a clue to the character of the Major.

Painted from life during early June 2022. Oil on supermarket cardboard, sized at 12” x 9.5”.

Plein air painting 44

Shamrock Quay, a boat yard in Southampton is the location of this 'plein air' art done in late summer 2021. Piles of wood, used to stabilise boats when in dry dock and old oil barrels can be seen in the foreground. The river Itchen is seen to be very wide at this point, with Southampton (Hampshire) in the background. To the right hand side can be seen St Marys stadium. As one moves toward the left, various business that deal with building materials can be seen on the dockside.
Painted on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5",  using oils.