Seascapes

Autumn at Bream Cove

Rockpools at Bream Cove

In July 2024 I spent three days at the Newlyn School of Art for a course in expressive landscapes. We were taken to explore the Pendeen peninsular looking down at rocky headlands, into Boat Cove, and a view from a beacon. From there we could look across at a typical Cornish landscape with a mixture of fields and moorland.

Although my work is still representative, I have been enjoying the seascapes using glazing and layering of textures. I started with quite small sketches, worked up into finished paintings. Then went onto two A1 sized paintings on cradled board of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire,  and Man O'War Bay, Dorset.

My latest paintings from Cornwall - Bream Cove, one in gouache, and a large one in oils. Currently I am working on another 3' x 4' canvas of Kynance Cove in oils.

Small Inlet, Pendeen. Mixed media on canvas. 12" x 24"
Pendeen Cove, Mixed Media, 32 x 42cm
Rocky Cove, Pendeen, Mixed Media, 34 x 44cm
Pendeen Headland, Orange, Mixed media, 30 x 20cm
Pendeen Headland, green + purple. Mixed media, 44 x 33cm
Red Headland, Pendeen. Mixed media, 44 x 33cm
Bird Sanctuary, St Abb's Head. Oil & mixed media on canvas, 49 x 39cm.
Pink Headland, St Abb's Head. Oil & mixed media, 34 x 26cm
St Abb's Head, Summer Sea. Mixed media, 34 x 26cm.
St Abb's Head. Mixed media, 39 x 30cm.
August Sea, St Abb's Head. Oil pastel, 29 x 24cm
Lichen on Rocks. St Abb's Head
Man O'War Bay, Dorset. Oil on board, 86 x 63cm
Boat Cove, Pendeen. Mixed Media, 44 x 34cm
Maenporth Beach, Cornwall. Oil, 44 x 34cm
Carleon Cove, Cornwall, SOLD

While on an art course at Newlyn School of Art, I produced a number of small sketches, some of which I worked up in to framed paintings.

Pink & Green from Pendeen. Mixed Media, 20 x 30cm
Pendeen Headland, sketch. Mixed media, 20 x 30cm
Headland Sketch, mixed media 20 x 30cm
Red Land, Sketch, mixed media 20 x 30cm
Headland sketch, muted. Mixed media, 20 x 30cm

Orange Rocks, St Abb's Head, Scotland

Orange Rocks

Acrylic

St Abb’s Head is a wind-swept rocky promontory by the village of St Abb’s in Berwickshire. It is a haven for thousands of nesting sea birds and is protected by the National Trust for Scotland.

2016

27 x 34cm

Dark wood frame under glass

£250

August Sea, St Abb's Head.

August Sea

Oil Pastel

Although not a particularly blustery day when I visited, there were still waves crashing against the tumble of fallen and broken rocks. Sea-thrift grows well here amongst a variety of small plants holding their own against sea-spray and fierce winds.

2016

Mounted under glass with a black frame

32 x 37cm

£250