Plein air painting 94a

This view shows the outer part of Totton, Hampshire. The city of Southampton would be off to the right. The river is the Test looking upstream, with the viewer positioned at  Goatee Beach, part of the small village of Eling on the banks of the river. The weather was very variable at the time with some small rain showers, as seen by the threatening clouds.
The landscape painting is done in oils on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5" during 13th April 2023.

Eling Yacht Southampton Containers - WIP stages

Eling Yacht Southampton Containers - WIP stages

Eling Yacht Southampton Containers - WIP stages

In this composite photograph can be seen WIP stages of the painting 'Eling Yacht Southampton Containers'. The scene itself is to be found at Eling, on the outskirts of the City of Southampton, Hampshire, and shows boats resting on the mud at the marina, which was a hive of industrial activity in the past. Now it is gradually being regenerated, and the now famous landmark of old shipping containers will be removed at some time in the future.

The first panel shows the carefully drawn drawing, in brown acrylic paint, of the subject, scaled up from a photograph. Following this the base colours are applied with little detail, also known as the under-painting, using acrylic paint. The colours are kept slightly darker tan needed so as the give the final paint layer something to work against. In the third panel work has started on the final, and detailed oil painted layer, with the final panel showing the final painting, fully painted on a 20” x 28” board.

The final artwork can be seen here.

River Test at Totton Southampton

River Test at Totton Southampton

This painting was done during February 2016 and shows a scene on the outskirts of West Southampton. The river is the Test and in this view depicting the Totton area, we see that the painting is dominated by a bridge carrying the main Southampton to Bournemouth railway line, the track on the right hand side heading for the resort. Further in to the distance the A35 Totton Bypass road bridge goes over the tracks. On the left hand side can be seen the start of Totton town. In the foreground, walking around the mud flats with the tide out at this time, can be seen a man possibly looking for a place to fish. The painting is sized at 16” x 12” and painted on thick stretched paper using acrylic paint. 
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River Test at Totton, Hampshire

River Test at Totton, Southampton WIP

River Test at Totton, Southampton WIP

This painting was completed in February 2016. It is of a scene at Totton, Hampshire, on the outskirts of Southampton where the River Test flows in to Southampton Port. The view is pointing west with Totton town just visible on the left. The main bridge is the railway line between Southampton and Bournemouth. The photograph here shows the painting in three stages. The first panel is the line drawing in brown acrylic paint on a red ground. The second panel show a half way stage with many areas blocked in with an acrylic base or under-painting, slightly darker than the intended finished layer. The third panel shows the completed work.

WIP acrylic painting of River Test at Totton