A chilly evening at The Pipe

Posted by Stephen Quirke on June 28, 2011 under Art, en plein air, seascape, Strand Pipe beach, watercolor, watercolour | 2 Comments to Read

This evening I went down to see if there were any waves at The Pipe.  Actually there was quite a nice wave but I really really wanted to paint.  This had nothing to do with the icy North West wind.  heh heh – mmm…

Here is the painting I did.  A slightly newer view and one I would like to do again.

This is on 300 gm Arches Rough – a half sheet – 380 x 560mm

 

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A Wedding Gift

Posted by Stephen Quirke on June 18, 2011 under Art, en plein air, painting, seascape, Strand Pipe beach, watercolor, watercolour | 4 Comments to Read

I have just attended the wedding of Warren and Pamela.  They are a friendly couple in our church who have been dating for what seems like a long time.  Warren sometimes surfs at the Pipe so I thought he would like a painting.

So yesterday I bought a couple of sheets of Arches 300gm rough.  This is a half sheet (560x380mm)

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