Sleeping Sailboat
10 x 5
oil on panel
Done on site at Whitstable Harbour in Kent, UK. This harbour town is jam packed with people on a nice day - especially since there aren't that many nice days in England. And it was a nice day the day I painted this. Odd how easily I could pretend all the people weren't even there, even as 100s walked by or settled in within 20 feet from where I was set up. There were also 100s of boats either in the water or waiting on the shore to go in or just nestled in their sleeping rows waiting for their next venture into the water.
Seashore at Clovelly
10 x 5
Oil on panel
Done on site in another gorgeous and out-of-the-way, ancient village called Clovelly, Devon, UK. I got up bright and early to catch the light. We stayed at a wonderful hotel, Red Lion Hotel, right on the water, so the walk to my painting site was a near 50 feet away, on a slippery, rocky shore.
Clovelly from Below
10 x 8
oil on panel
This one is really just a sketch, generally I am not drawn to paint buildings but this place was just too captivating so I wanted to get some of it down in paint. The ancient beginnings of this village was 2500 years ago! Steep, VERY bumpy cobblestone streets. Cars are not allowed cause they simply cannot navigate the roads - all 1 of them. The only traffic is by donkey, people and these odd, home-made sledges that they use to slide their goods from the top of the very steep hill down to the restaurants and homes there. The entire village is privately owned and has been associated with only 3 families in the last 600 years. What a place!
The Cliffs at Valley of Rocks
10 x 8
About 1 hour away from Clovelly lies a much larger tourist attraction - Lynton. One of it's beauty marks is the area they call Valley of Rocks. Not for the faint hearted for the cliffs can make even a seasoned height viewer a bit uneasy. I painted this at a cliff area where I only had to go about 2 steps out to .... my death I guess. Really stunning area.
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