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Following on from the previous post, this is a further view from Andrews Park, in the middle of Southampton city. It is painted a day later,(during October 2022) from a location just a few feet away but looking in a different direction. Here various tall buildings can be seen (one in scaffolding) along the Brunswick Place/ Charlotte place roads. University buildings are in the centre with the Jurys Inn hotel on the right. 
Oil painted on cardboard sized at 12" x 9.5".

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Andrews (East) park is one of five areas that make up the central park to be found in the centre of Southampton city, UK. This view looks north towards Brunswick place with a student housing block towering above the scene, situated at that location. The Richard Andrews (an industrialist and three times mayor) Memorial is in the centre of the painting, whereas at the rear of the park is The Queen’s Peace Fountain. This plein air oil painting was done one morning in late August but there is already a hint in the air of Autumn coming. Painted on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5".

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A tree is shown, as seen on Southampton common, Hampshire, on an early summer morning in August. It was early enough to feel a little chilly! The tarmac path leads from the south up to the north of the common as a busy route for cyclists, joggers and others, including school children, to help get from one area of the city to the other avoiding the busy traffic that surrounds the common on each of the four sides.

The painting measures 12" x 9.5" and is painted in oils on shop reclaimed cardboard.

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The view standing in Mayflower park, Southampton and looking across the port was the subject of this plein air painting, done during the bank holiday afternoon of August 2022. It was still very hot at the time and the grass was a light tanned colour. In the distance can be seen the military port of Marchwood with a ship in dock and nearby cranes. The structure in the middle is the remains of the royal pier.
Oil on mounting board sized at 12" x 9.5"

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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.

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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.

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View of Watts Park, Southampton

This is the view looking south from a spot on Watts Park, Southampton in Hampshire. The clock tower of the Civic centre, built in the 1930s, can be seen above the trees. On the right in a very abstract form is the statue of Isaac Watts.This 12" x 9" plein air painting was done on the afternoon of hte 10th September 2020.

 

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A small snippet of a Southampton common painting...

 

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Working on closeup 74

A small snippet of a Southampton park landscape painting...

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Working on closeup 73

A small snippet of a park based painting...

Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting

Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting

Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting

During September 2017 this painting was created, depicting the Cenotaph in Watts Park, central Southampton. The aim of the painting was to show visually the season of the autumn, so recently laid poppy wreaths are shown on the monument, as well as the more obvious golden leaves on the ground on a crisp, sunny but chilly day.

The monument was designed by Edwin Lutyens, who used this as a test bed for the Whitehall Cenotaph in London, and which was in tun was used for many such Cenotaphs around the world. It is grade 1 listed.

This painting measures 28” x 20” and is painted, in oils, on mounting board. The under-painting was done in acrylic paint.

The artwork can be seen in more detail on this link.

 

 

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire

 

Lepe Lighthouse is situated in the Lepe Country Park within the New Forest, Hampshire, UK.

It was built in 2000 to help sailors navigate the approach to the Beaulieu river from the Solent, and is a very distinctive landmark on the coast. The lighthouse is formally known as the Beaulieu River Millennium beacon.

The painting is done in acrylics on a canvas board measuring 10” x12”, within a day.

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/lepe-lighthouse-hampshire-martin-davey.html

 

Lepe Lighthouse Hampshire-acrylic painting

Sailing Boats and Yachts on the River Stour Christchurch

Sailing Boats and Yachts on the River Stour Christchurch

This oil painting shows a collection of yachts at Christchurch, on the River Stour. It is one of two Rivers that flow through the town, situated in Dorset, UK. It is the morning during an early summers day with few people at this time.

The painting is on a canvas sized at 16” x 20”, and painted 'wet into wet'.

Sailing Boats and Yachts on the River Stour Christchurch

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/sailing-boats-and-yachts-on-the-river-stour-christchurch-martin-davey.html

http://www.redbubble.com/people/martyee/works/11899666-sailing-boats-and-yachts-on-the-river-stour-christchurch

Feeding the Ducks at Southampton Common

Feeding the Ducks at Southampton Common

This painting show the duck pond, known as Cemetery Lake, at Southampton Common, near to the Cemetery. The time of the year is late autumn and a young family can be seen feeding the ducks at the pond during a late afternoon. Seagulls and other birds are are also spotted here.

The painting was created in oils using a 'wet into wet' technique, and is sized at 16”x 20”. It was painted during late 2013.

Feeding the Ducks at Southampton Common

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/feeding-the-ducks-at-southampton-common-martin-davey.html

http://www.redbubble.com/people/martyee/works/11798832-feeding-the-ducks-at-southampton-common

 

Netley Hospital Chapel-Weston Shore

Netley Hospital Chapel-Weston Shore

Oil painting of the Victorian tower of Netley Hospital Chapel, rising above the trees in the Royal Victoria Country Park, Hampshire. The chapel is now the only part of the large Military hospital that was situated there still in existence. The park is very close to the Southampton Water/ Weston Shore area of Hampshire and the Chapel tower a local landmark.

The painting measures 10” x 12” and was based on a poor quality mobile photograph taken during a sunny winters day. It was painted using the 'wet in wet ' technique during a one day sitting.

Netley Hospital Chapel-Weston Shore-oil painting

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/netley-hospital-chapel-at-weston-shore-martin-davey.html

http://www.redbubble.com/people/martyee/works/11768659-netley-hospital-chapel-weston-shore

 

Girl Waiting at Southampton Watts Park

Girl Waiting at Southampton Watts Park

This oil painting was created in the spring of 2013. It depicts a girl sitting on a bench in Watts Park, Southampton, waiting for an event unknown to the artist, with only a statue and lamppost for company. The statue featured is one of Sir Issac Watts, an English hymn writer, a resident of the town and born there in 1674. The park is also named after him.

The painting is based on a photograph taken during an autumn day a few years previously. The oil painting is on canvas board measuring 16” x20”, initially painted with a red acrylic base.

Girl Waiting at Southampton Watts Park

Southampton People in Park

Southampton People in Park

This Oil painting was done in May 2013, and shows a young family out in a Southampton Park during an Autumn.

The painting is created on canvas board, sized to 16” x 20”. Initially the board is painted a bright, Acrylic red ground. Then the actual painting, done in Oil, is worked on top.

Southampton People in Park

 

http://martin-davey.artistwebsites.com/featured/southampton-people-in-park-martin-davey.html

Southampton Riverside park oak tree with cyclist

Southampton Riverside park oak tree with cyclist

 

This is painted in Oils on a 16" x 20" canvas. The subject is Riverside Park, on the outskirts of Southampton, Hampshire,UK. A very large,old Oak tree can be seen beside the River Itchen. A cycle lane runes along the river bank and a cyclist can be seen resting on a bench, his bicycle resting against the tree. It is late afternoon and the light within the scene in soft and golden. The area is popular with canoeists and yachtsmen using the water, and families and friends walking through the park or fishing from the banks of the River Itchen. I was drawn to the interesting form of the Oak tree and the way the evening light was creating a silhouette of it. Painted in late 2012. Southampton Riverside park oak tree with cyclist

The Luncheon on the Grass with dinosaurs

The Luncheon on the Grass with dinosaurs

This digital illustration is based on the famous painting by Édouard Manet, titled Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass). In my version though I have taken a comical slant and replaced the original figures with cartoon dinosaurs instead.
A larger version of the artwork can be seen here.
A time lapse movie was also created showing the painting being painted in built up in photoshop. It lasts for under 2 mins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQqNpwPlUWc

The Luncheon on the Grass with dinosaurs digital painting

This is the original painting for comparison.