Posted by Stephen Quirke on January 2, 2012 under Betty's Bay, en plein air, watercolor, watercolour | 
Well I decided to get the year off to a good start. We had seen the new year in on the beach at Betty’s which was very pleasant though I was not feeling so well and started off slowly the 1st of Jan. I went down for a surf later but it was really messy. But great to be in the water. There was a stiff North West blowing and the beach was no place to be. So I went up to Bass Lake again sat on the tailgate of my bakkie and painted this:
Families were picnicing on the grass and again there was mellow laughter and fun all around.
This is on Arches Rough 300gm 280x380mm.
A good start to 2012 I think.
Posted by Stephen Quirke on under Betty's Bay, en plein air, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
We came through to stay with friends in Bety’s Bay for new year. It seemed like a good idea to finish the year on a high note. Which called for a watercolour. So I had a magic surf, then I swam across Bass Lake. And then I sat on the roof of my bakkie and painted it.
While I sat painting, there was a hectic game of volley ball going on on the grass below with shouts of encouragement and peels of laughter. A beautiful sound.
Here is the last painting I did in 2011:
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 19, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
Bass Lake in the late afternoon with the sun shining below the cloud cover. Watercolour on 300gm Arches Rough (380x560mm)
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on under Art, Betty's Bay, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
Bass Lake as the sun rises. Watercolour on 300gm Arches Rough (about 280x760mm)
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on November 20, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
And here is how it looks on the eve of delivery – A BEEG job – but fun!
Here is another triptych of the view down the beach at Betty’s Bay looking toward Dawidskraal.
These are painted on full sheets of Arches 300gm rough – each sheet is 760x560mm
Posted by Stephen Quirke on October 23, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
On Thursday 10 November, here is how the two triptychs look:
Version 1:
Version 2:
Saturday 5 November: I touched up quite a bit – here is how it looks:
Sunday 30 October: here is how it looks now. This is pretty much it, there will be touch-ups:
Each of the sheets is 300gm Arches Rough – 760x560mm
And I was listening to a selection of music by Haydn.
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on October 11, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, en plein air, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
This is Bass Lake in Betty’s Bay, from the Eastern end.
It is painted on 300gm Arches cold pressed (180x290mm)
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on September 11, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, seascape, watercolor, watercolour |
At last I have begun:
Each of the paintings is on a full sheet of 300gm Arches 300gm rough.
Hopefully tomorrow I will have a chance to progress this.
Here is how it looks today 24 September. This is a not a great photo – I had to climb up on a step ladder to get enough height to fit all three paintings in.
I have been out to Betty’s Bay again and have taken some photos in the late afternoon. It takes a while to become familiar with a new scene to paint.
To see how I am doing I put the paintings against my bookshelf and look at them from outside my studio – like this:
And here we are late on Wednesday 28 September 2011. Hey! the world didn’t end today!!! Phew – someone told me that Planet X was suppose to plough into planet Earth today. Bah! – Though I suppose we still have an hour of today left around here.
Anyway – here is the painting as it looks now:
or like this:
Posted by Stephen Quirke on August 6, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
Well at last I am working again.
I have been asked to do a painting of Bass Lake, a freshwater lake behind the beach dune in Betty’s Bay. And here is how it all came together, this first go at it…
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on August 1, 2011 under Art, Betty's Bay, en plein air, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
On Saturday I took a drive through to Betty’s Bay to take some photo’s for a commission. I had a pleasant walk on the beach and had a look at the views from some of the cottages on the dune. I was leaving when I stopped to look at the views across Bass Lake, behind the dune. Then I decided to sit on the roof of my bakkie and I did this quick sketch.
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