The painting started as always in a sketchbook; one of a series of quick colour studies of the sky at sunset, looking west over the Irish sea from Aberaeron during the longest days of the year in June. It was then developed from the sketchbook studies, in acrylics and oils on canvas.
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| 'rock melt west'; acrylics, oils on canvas |
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| floating frame |
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| on display at the exhibition |
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| one of the sketchbook studies |
This is lovely. I especially like the textures along the shore!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eva. The painting needed a foreground to 'ground' the sea to the shore. That particular beach has huge boulders placed as flood defences; once large and incongruous, now weathered and part of the landscape.
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