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| Sailing dinghy at Paimpol |
Another small work (oils on paper), from sketches made this summer at the harbour in Paimpol. Paimpol is the nearest town to the island of Bréhat on the mainland. It's a very pretty town with a fabulous weekly market and cafes, art galleries and the harbour. My daughter went to school here when we lived on the island in 2011, and her 'college' was a big stone building overlooking the harbour.
The white sails are the white of the paper which I've reserved as you usually would with watercolours. I've simplified the busy harbour and boats in the background to one fairly dark shape with a few coloured spots and light patches. I'm all about the simplification, you've probably noticed by now!
And boy, does it work...great job. You just say it all with so little.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy, that's what I strive to do! :-)
DeleteA definite red-spotter if ever I saw one HJS!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter B :-)
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