Sea Water and Rocks - oil painting

Sea Water and Rocks - oil painting

This sea based painting was done during late December 2016. It features a number of rocks on the coast with the sea water hitting them and settling around on the wet sand. The rocks are of quite a light coloured stone and some have algae growing on them.

It is based on a scene observed at Mudeford, Christchurch in Dorset, on the south coast of the UK.

The painting is done in oils on an acrylic base. The support is thick paper sized at 16” x 20”.

The finished painting can be seen in more detail here.

Sea Water With Rocks On Shore - oil painting

Sea Water and Rocks - oil painting stages WIP

Sea Water and Rocks - oil painting stages WIP

This composite photograph shows three stages of a painting featuring rocks on a sandy beach and where they meet the sea water.
The first panel shows a rough sketch drawn in brown acrylic paint on an orange ground wash. In the second panel basic under-painting, using acrylics, has been added which acts as a guide to the following layer. These colours are usually a bit darker than the intended final colours and there is a lack of detail at this stage. The final panel shows the finish painting. At this stage the painting is done in oil paint with all of the details added. The painting is 20" x 16" and is done on paper.
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Sea Water and Rocks - WIP stages oil painting

working on closeup 20

working on closeup 20

 A small snippet of a painting featuring the sea and sea shore meeting.... 

At work on seascape oil painting

Coast of Plymouth City, UK

Coast of Plymouth City, UK

This painting shows a scene at the City of Plymouth, Devon in the UK. The view is looking west on the edge of the City, with Hoe park behind the viewer and Grand Parade on the right. This part of the coast received a severe battering during the storms of February 2014.

It is a hot summers day and people are to be found swimming in the bay. Drake's Island can be seen in the background and Deer Park further still.

The painting is painted on a canvas board measuring 20” x 16”, and using acrylic paint. 
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Coast of Plymouth City, UK – acrylic painting

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top 

Two large dragons are flying around an old temple on top of a rugged mountain top. In the temple can be seen some soldiers and priests, who are making an offering to the dragons. The sun is setting and the moon has now become visible.

This fantasy image was painted in Photoshop during February 2014.

Dragons flying around a temple on mountain top

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Old Saturn V rocket in desert

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

This digital illustration was painted in January 2014 in photoshop to A3 size. It features a dusty, barren desert landscape with a man riding a camel. In the background can be seen a very old and weather beaten Saturn V rocket, as used for the Apollo moon landings, standing upright it appears for a very long time...

The rocket is shown to be similar in some ways to the surrounding rock formations, tall, old and worn by the sands of the desert storms, and part of the landscape. The rider on the camel has no interest in the rocket, it having been there longer than himself.

Old Saturn V rocket in desert

 

Traveller in landscape with distant Castle

 Traveler in landscape with distant Castle

 

This illustration was painted in Photoshop to A3 size during january 2014. It shows a made up landscape with endless hills and mountains going in to the distance. Mid field there is a Castle, stuck on a cliff edge and near to the viewer is a traveller, with horse, looking onwards in to the scene, contemplating his long journey to the castle.

Traveller in landscape with distant Castle