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| Evening light, Harwich 24 x 30 cms |
At the end of the first day of teaching in Harwich (a chilly day with a strong north-easterly wind) I took my paints back out to the Quayside. It wasn't weather conditions for the faint hearted, but once I'd seen this subject well... I couldn't care less about the practical difficulties. I just get so excited and carried away... I only noticed I was shivering with cold when I was packing up afterwards.
I LOVED the red flags and of course the dazzling light on the sea. It was a real challenge because the boat was silhouetted against the water but there was still colour to be seen within that silhouetted shape, but very very muted. Even the bright red flags had to actually be painted as dirty reddish greys. A great learning experience, and I was really happy with the end result and happy that I'd earned my hot dinner.
Absolutely beautiful, and it looks like it was a difficult subject, handled really well. Yes you deserved that hot dinner!
ReplyDeleteJune and it feels about 2 degrees warmer than that day with its 'bracing' sea breeze! I think the short, choppy brush strokes on the sea work really well.
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