St Mary's Sompting

As a form of relaxation from the stress of preparing for an exhibition, it was fun to just paint for pleasure. This view was sketched at one of our early plain air outings this year with Lancing Art Club. It is painted with Artisan water-mixable oils on Daler Rowney Georgian oil painting paper. It measures approx 12" by 8".

Levada Walk

A successful preview night for the Arun Art Society yesterday. This old friend sold and a few cards. It is on for the rest of the week, so hopefully there were will be a few more sales yet.

Goring Gap

The outdoor painting continues at a pace. This was painted yesterday from Ilex Way, looking out across Goring Gap to the sea. A very relaxing hour or two. It is A5 size and was painted with line and watercolour wash.

Channel View

The "plein air" season is well underway. These were sketched with Arun Art Society in a beautifully maintained garden that is part of the National Gardens Scheme. The owners even provided coffee and biscuits. All are A5 and pen and wash. A great morning.

Arctic Fox

This one has been hanging around for ages. Finally finished it at Art Club last evening. Measures approx 12" by 9" and painted with assorted oil pastels on oil paper.

White Horses 2

Well here it is. A bigger version of the recent pastel painting. The composition has been changed slightly - the horses were too close to the centre. The colours of the background are rather warm, but it conveys the heat of the Camargue.

This one measures approx 20" by 16" and was painted with Artisan water-soluble oils on a Winsor and Newton canvas covered board. Another one for the exhibition.

Gondolier

Finally finished this one off today at Arun Art Society. It measures approx 10" by 14" and was painted with Artisan water-soluble oil paints on a box canvas.

The reference was a photograph, but the treatment of the water owes much to a demonstration I watched recently by Tony Parsons. This is one for the exhibition I think.