new paintings - shades of grey and blue
It is a great joy to paint in my studio this winter. The new roof and skylight fitted last summer means I can work in comfort on the coldest of days, no dripping ceiling and clearer natural light. This painting is ready to go to the gallery later this week. 'Pale and Still, Compton Bay' was inspired by a walk to the far end of Compton Beach on a grey day in January. The tide was far out and the sand still wet, the sky reflected pale and still, the chalk cliffs, looming fai
New Compton Beach Painting
Endlessly inspiring, always shifting and changing, Compton Beach is a new place every visit. Tide in, tide out, cliffs crumbling, sand wet, sand dry, no sand, black rocks, purple marl, grey stones, low sun, high sun, no sun. Walk East to Brook. Walk West toward the chalk cliff. Into the sun. Sun over my shoulder. Sunset. Sunrise. Fiery or serene, endlessly, endlessly engaging. Here is my latest version of a particular aspect. Version three. Light moving along the distan
