Plein air painting 105

Viewed along the River Hamble (Hampshire) is this walkway that runs between Warsash and Swanwick. The area is prone to flooding every time the tide is in, so the walkway is of a certain height to combat this. The river is on the left side of the painting while the right side is used for drainage. In the background can be seen Hamble marina. Painted in oils on mounting board, sized at 12" x 9.5". Done on a hot and windy 15th June 2023.

Plein air painting 94b (Unfinished)

Done on the same day as the previous post (13th April 2023) was this unfinished scene of one of the boats at Eling marina ( Hampshire), a few minutes walk from the previous location. Unfortunately the painting was abandoned due to a heavy downpour. It is sized at 9.5" x 8" and done in oils on mounting board.

 Plein air painting 22

A large view from Shamrock Quay, Southampton on the banks of the River Itchen, Southampton. A number of boats can be seen going into the distance. The river is flowing in to Southampton Water and the city can be seen in the distance, with the tall building dominating the scene being found at the nearby 'Ocean Village'. This plein air oil painting was done during June 2021 and is sized at 11.5" x 9.5" inches. The support is mounting board, primed.

Boat Out Of Water With Dumped Parts At Marina - WIP stages

Boat Out Of Water With Dumped Parts At Marina - WIP stages

Work in progress stages of the boat yard at Northam, Southampton Art

In this WIP compilation, work can be seen on the creation of the 'Boat out of water with dumped parts at marina' oil painting, produced on mounting board. The first panel shows the drawing, painted with a dark coloured acrylic line on top of a lighter brown base. Some areas of brightness have been roughly painted in white acrylic paint, such as the sky. The second panel now shows the base under-painting applied in oils, with the third panel showing a continuation of this process. It can be seen in the foreground areas where the paint has been built up and the detail refined. Finally the forth panel shows the completed oil painting, sized at 20” x 28”. The finished painting can be seen on this link.

The subject is a marina on the banks of the river Itchen, in the Northam area of Southampton.

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - oil painting

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - oil painting

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - oil painting

The subject of a scene is Eling Wharf, Totton, on the outskirts of Southampton, Hampshire. The area was traditionally an industrial area, mainly in timber, and used the local river Test for transportation as well as a rail connection. In modern times the area is now a tourist destination, and has a marina and Eling Tide Mill, one of the oldest working mills in the UK is in operation and open to the public. Pictured are a father with his children doing some fishing, and it appears that a crab has been caught in the net during this pleasant, sunny day.

The painting is done in oils on mounting board, sized at 20” x 28”, and was completed during April 2018.

This painting can be seen in more detail here.

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - WIP oil painting stages

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - WIP oil painting stages

Family Fishing at Eling Tide Mill Hampshire - stages of oil painting

This oil painting was completed during April 2018. It is painted on mounting board, sized at 20” x 28”. The board is initially painting with a coat of 'gesso' to prime the surface and to stop the oil paint from soaking through the paper. Once this is dry an acrylic orange, paint base is applied to act as a base colour for the entire painting. The next stage is to draw up the scene with brown acrylic paint (and in this case) suggest tonal areas with the use of acrylic white paint, as can be seen in the first panel above. Once all this is done then the painting proper can be undertaken, using oil paint. The second panel shows the under-painting applied using a 'wash' of oil paint. Generally speaking the under-painting is of a darker tone of the final intended colour and tone. The final panel shows the finished painting, with all the correct tones applied. The final layer of oil paint is of a thicker consistency than the under- painting layer, as is applied only when the previous layer is dry.

The final painting can be seen in greater detail on this link.

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.

Boats At Hamble Marina - acrylic painting

Boats At Hamble Marina - acrylic painting

Boats at Hamble Marina - acrylic 20" x 16"

This painting shows a scene of one of the marinas along the River Hamble, situated in the county of Hampshire, England. Many boats and yachts can be seen to be moored here.The painting is based on a photograph taken a few years ago looking upstream towards the Swanwick area. Behind the viewer, the river flows in to Southampton Water and onwards to the Solent.
This acrylic painting is done on stretched paper, the image size being 20” x 16”. It was completed during September 2016.

#boats #Hampshire #artist #hamble #landscape
http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/boats-at-hamble-marina-martin-davey.html

Boats at Fawley

Boats at Fawley - acrylic painting

Boats at Fawley, Hampshire with power station in the background

This Hampshire painting features a scene from Warsash looking across Southampton Water with the large power station at Fawley. The boats in the foreground rest on the mud banks of the River Hamble which intersects at this point with Southampton Water, a very busy shipping route that leads to the Solent.
The power station, built in 1971 is a famous landmark in the area and the chimney is 650ft tall. The power station closed in 2013 so the distinctive and visible icon for miles will eventually disappear when demolition is complete.
The acrylic painting is on stretched paper sized at 12" x 16" and done during January 2016.
http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/boats-at-fawley-hampshire-martin-davey.html 
#Hampshire #boats #Fawley #painting #chimney

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.
#artist #marina #Hamble #Hampshire #WIP

WIP stages on the Boats at Hamble marina acrylic painting

Working on close-up 11

Working on close-up 11

  A small snippet from a new painting showing a local scene at Hamble marina,Hampshire, in the works....

WIP on Hamble marina acrylic painting

Blue boat - watercolour sketch

Blue boat - watercolour sketch

This small (10" x 7") sketch, that took about an hour to do, shows a boat moored within a marina in east Southampton during an overcast June day. This was my first venture in to watercolour painting for many years, in fact the early 1990s was probably the last time I touched the medium. It is not a perfect example of the craft but gradually as I proceeded with the project, elements of how to handle watercolour did start coming back to me. It is a very different medium to the acrylic/ oil paints I am used to!

Blue boat - water colour sketch

blue boat on jacks digital sketch

Blue boat on jacks digital sketch

This drawing was done in early September in 2015... but forgotten about until recently discovered. It is done digitally on a tablet from life but the program used is unknown. The boat is located in a small marina in the east part of Southampton, UK. It is uncertain if the sketch was actually finished!

Blue boat on jacks, digital sketch

 

Boat Yard Boat 01

Boat Yard Boat 01

Acrylic boat yard painting 01

This painting was done in acrylics on a canvas sized at 20” x 16” during late September. It features the stern of a boat laid up on wooden poles for a few years at a local boat yard in Southampton, Hampshire. I always find the hull on ships of interest, in particular the rudder and propeller. I had tried to draw it a few weeks before using a digital drawing program on a tablet. Unfortunately the battery went flat and I only got part way through. I did take some photographs during the visit and this painting is based on one of those. The painting took about two days to do.

Pink Ferry On The River Hamble

Pink Ferry On The River Hamble

This painting features a scene on the River Hamble, in Hampshire on the south coast of the UK. A pink ferry (one of two) is collecting passengers from the Warsash side of the river and will go across and transport them to Hamble-Le-Rice, on the opposite side. The ferry runs almost every day and has been in operation since 1493. The painting show a number of passengers, some with bicycles getting ready to board on this sunny spring Sunday morning, the bright pink colour of the boat contrasting well with the blues and browns of the scene. Around the area can be seen numerous yachts and boats filling the marinas dotted around and serving as the background of this painting. 
The painting is done in acrylics on a canvas board measuring 20" x 16", and was completed in September 2014.
The finished painting can be seen here.

Pink Ferry On The River Hamble - acrylic painting

Southampton River Itchen from Cobden Bridge, Bitterne

Southampton River Itchen from Cobden Bridge, Bitterne

This oil painting was done in March 2013. It shows a view of the River Itchen that flows through Southampton during one summers evening. Here we see the river from Cobden Bridge, which connects the StDenys and Bitterne areas, looking down river in the direction towards Northam and on to Southampton Water. A collection of various boats of different ages and sizes are moored here, some looking very tired. In the distance can be seen the railway bridge taking services to Portsmouth and other nearby towns. The figure was added to give the impression of scale and interest in the scene. The river is tidal at this point and the boats are resting largely on the mud at this time.

Southampton River Itchen from Cobden Bridge, Bitterne