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Posted by Stephen Quirke on January 7, 2011 under Art, figure, painting, seascape, Smitswinkel bay, watercolor, watercolour | 
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OK – so I needed a break from the fishermen. I will get back to the guys soon I hope. Hey! maybe they are asking to be done a sheet of Hot pressed. Mmm – there is a thought.
This painting is on Arches Hot Pressed – 185gm and is 280x560mm
Posted by Stephen Quirke on January 4, 2011 under Art, en plein air, painting, seascape, Smitswinkel bay, watercolor, watercolour | 10 Comments to Read
Today I took a trip around the peninsula to Smitswinkel bay. I have been working from photos I took on my silly little cell phone and wanted more material. It was a lovely still, hot day in false bay, although the water was icy cold. I took a few photos and then settled down to paint a watercolour of the bay. OK so I took on a big chunk, from the top of the mountain to the pool at my feet – it just kind of happened. I am keen to develop a less detailed way to paint scenes like this. But here it is.
This is on Hot Pressed Arches and is 380 x 280mm
I like this in places – the rocks in the left middle ground went well. But I think the fynbos around the houses is too busy and I could have saved time and attention by simplifying this drastically. Maybe I will try this in the studio to develop approaches to the different parts of the painting.
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