Pastel on Clairefontaine Pastelmat, 19 x 27 inches
This one is for my exhibition at Marine House Gallery in Beer in November. The chalk cliffs are an unmistakable feature of Beer, towering over the beach.
The challenge was to portray the majesty of the cliffs, jutting out into the sea. The abundance of figures on the shore gives scale and also help take the eye on a journey through the picture. I loved all the colourful umbrellas ouside Ducky's cafe with the jumble of chairs and customers, and the pale pastel shades of the rows of deckchairs. There was a lovely sparkle on the sea which is a little harder to depict with pastel compared to oil, but I just fancied tackling this one with the dry medium. Beer has a shingle beach which is awkward to walk on and equally awkward to paint in pastels! Lots of old conveyor belts are strewn over the beach to aid walking for customers and fishermen.
A great sense of depth and activity with this one Peter. A great painting. Best Regards.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Trevor!
DeleteWas there a fortnight ago (and in the Gallery, which is great) and this captures it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew! Now doing one from the beach at low tide looking back at the cliff on the other side...
DeleteOMG, imagine what it must be like to have Trevor Lingard commenting on one of your paintings. How cool is that? Anyway, I simply adore this painting Peter. It looks positively alive! And again, the lighting is the thing that stands out so much to me in your paintings.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom, you're very kind! Trevor's a mate of mine and a very fine painter and great bloke and indeed I always appreciate his comments!
DeleteFantastic piece of work Peter, the sparkled glow of the sea is just perfect. Have you any instructional DVDs available?
ReplyDeleteThank you Glynn. I am in the process of producing my own instructional DVD, so watch this space and my Blog when it will be announced! Thanks for your interest.
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