Boats at hamble marina WIP - acrylic painting

Boats at Hamble Marina WIP - acrylic painting

This picture composite show three different stages in the creation of the 'Boats at Hamble Marina'. The first panel shows the initial drawing painted with brown acrylic paint on an orange ground. The second panel now shows the dark base colours or under-painting applied. The last panel shows the completed painting. The entire work was done in acrylics on stretched paper, measuring 20" x 16" and completed during September 2016. The finished painting can be seen here.
The subject of the painting is the Hamble River, near to Southampton on the southern coast of the UK. There are five boat marinas along this river so it is a popular location for sailors.
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WIP stages on the Boats at Hamble marina acrylic painting

Southampton River Hamble acrylic painting

Southampton River Hamble

River Hamble, Southampton

This painting is of the River Hamble, near to the Solent and Southampton, in the UK. It is based on a view photographed during the spring of 2012, and features a view of the marina, near the town of warsash, packed full of boats. There are a number of marinas down the river. The land is very flat and when the tide goes out the mud flats are revealed, showing a covering of moss and algae, with pockets of water isolated from the river. The River Hamble contains many old shipwrecks of  archaeological importance. I was drawn to this scene for my painting by this strong, green landscape, that only appears for part of the day and the way that puddles of water remain   creating their own small rivers through the landscape.
This painting is created in acrylic on a canvas measuring 20" x 16".