Irish Field Sketches

 It was such nice weather last week that I was able to get a few ten minute sketches done ...

From Killard Point.

Giant's Causeway.

Giant's Causeway.

White Park Bay.

Toberpatrick.

Toberpatrick.

Cushendun.

Islay Field Sketches

As it was such nice weather, I was able to do some field sketches...The majority are of Ardnave.

This was a less good weather day - with mist/cloud coming up off the sea....

Saligo.

Saligo.

From the coast nr Bowmore... and below.

Waiting for the ferry home ...until next time! 

Cornish Field Sketches....

Given it was November, we were really lucky with the weather - on the dry days! Sitting out on the cliffs painting in warmth was a real treaat! So here are the majority of my sketches: 

From Sennen to Land's End: 

Porthcurno: rather minimalist as I was desperate to photograph the waves!

And Lizard Point to Kynance Cove: 

Temperate rainforest sketching

I loved the reserve at Glenborrodale, so not having enough confidence to try a big painting, to try and capture  the feel of the place, I taped and gridded a sheet of paper to do one big splishy-sploshy painting, so that I could remove the grid to make small abstracts. Maybe one of them would lead me somewhere!..as I write this I am thinking a tapestry weaving...

Unfortunately, as I was doing this in the evening and under a flourescent light, it didn't turn out as green as it might. But a useful exercise that I then repeated when I got home. Next step is to do a large scale painting ...what could possibly go wrong! 

The photo I very loosely used for inspiration.

The full piece .. and a few of the individual 'sqares'.

..and the greener version...

And the photo I am planning to use for my painting....same style - splishy-sploshy but a bit more defined in subject.

Ardnamurchan sketches

And finally, some artwork from the holiday....the first three are larger pieces painted from the back of the camera, on the evening the rest are field sketches done outside....rapidly!

View from 'The Shed' across to Mull.

From Sanna Bay...and below.

Sanna on a sunnier day.

..and field sketches... from Sanna towards Portuairk..and below.

Ardnamurchan lighthouse in the distance...

View from the shed.

Sanna.

From the lighthouse...

Distant Cuillins.