Hampshire sunset with boats - WIP stages

WIP of sunset marine scene set in Hampshire

This painting shows a marine scene in the city of Southampton, UK. The area is populated with old boat wrecks, some sunk and some still floating but taken over by people living on them.

The first panel shows the scene drawn with acrylic brown paint on a lighter brown wash. White paint is used to indicate some lighter areas in tone, for instance the sky. Moving on to the second panel, colour has been added using diluted oil paint, applied thinly to indicate areas of colour. Detail is not worked on at this stage as this is an underpainting layer, due to be painted over.. After a week the paint is dry so more paint is added on top. This time the paint is a lot thicker, with virtually no thinners mixed in, and the colour is a truer version of the final required vibrancy and tone. Also the brushwork is a lot finer and detail is added at this stage. Lastly the final panel shows the completed painting. This last stage also included a layer of glazing on top, which is like a thin amount of paint suspended in a lot of transparent oil medium, used to emphasize colour. It is similar to placing tinted glass or a coloured photographic filter on top of the artwork.

The painting was done during late summer 2020 and sized at 16” x 20”, and can be seen in greater detail on this link.

 

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grade 1 ruins of the South Gate Tower, Southampton

Part of the grade 1 listed walls of the town (now city) of Southampton are seen in the colour sketch. This is the South Gate tower, on the corner where the high st meets town Quay. This was painted on a 12" x 9" board in oils on the afternoon of the 13th September 2020. Note the two old but classic red telephone boxes by the pub on the left hand side.

 

Hampshire Sunset with boats - oil painting

Painted during September 2020 this sunset painting features a view of the River Itchen in the city of Southampton, Hampshire during the summer. It is based on a photograph taken a few years previously.

This part of the salt water river, on the outskirts of the east side of the city at Northam, is much like a boat graveyard, being populated with many wrecks, some possibly dating as far back as the early twentieth century. Its quite possible that boats and ships have seen their last days here over a number of centuries. They are situated on one side of the very wide river which is not navigable. In the distance can be seen a number of warehouses and a tall chimney belonging to a hospital. Along the river bank there is a pathway popular with fishermen and cyclists.

The painting measures 20” x 16” and is done on acid free mounting board. It can be seen in greater detail by following this link.

 

 

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 A small snipet of a humourous dinosaur illustration...

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old cemetery Southampton on a sunny sunday sketch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This painting shows a view of the 'old cemetery' in Southampton, Hampshire. The cemetery is a victorian one, now mostly overgrown which gives it an extra quality with foliage twisting over the tumbled headstones. It was painted on Sunday morning, 13th September on a board measuring 12" x 9".

 

Two people walking through woods at Southampton common - oil painting

Completed oil painting of the Hampshire common.

A view of Southampton common in Autumn is the subject of this painting, created during July 2020. Two teenagers are shown strolling along a tarmac path within a wooded area of the common, surrounded by the densely packed trees on either side. The painting measures 20” x 16” and is painted in oils on primed mounting board. It was glazed with a further oil layer when dry to help emphasize the rich colours.

The common itself is of a large area (365 acres) and was first established during the 13th century. It contains varied landscapes from forest areas to grass fields, lakes and play areas

This landscape painting was created during summer 2020 and features Southampton common, a large natural area of special biological interest within the city itself. It is 365 acres in size and contains woodland, grassland and various amenities for the public. The painting, done in oils, is painted on prepared mounting board sized at 20” x 16”.

By following this link, the landscape artwork can be seen in better clarity.

Two people walking through woods at Southampton common - WIP stages

Stages in the creation of the Hampshire common painting.

The image, split in to 3 panels, shows three stages of the creation of the artwork. In the first panel can be seen the initial drawing done in brown acrylic on on a brown acrylic wash. Certain areas which will be quite light in tone (such as the sky) have been painted with white acrylic paint. Moving on to a later stage the second panel shows initial work on the first oil painted layer, where basic areas of colour are added using thinned oil painting. No detail is done at this stage, is purpose is to act as an underpainting for the scene. When this is dry, in this case 10 days, then work can continue with the final stage, as shown in the 3rd panel. Here in the final stage, paint is added much thicker than before, to the correct colours and with details added, although the underpainting still partially still shows through. Once the painting is completed and dry a 'glazing' layer is added which is a part transparent application of paint held in an oil medium over the painting which is used to emphasize colours and depth in the scene.

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