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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0This is Newport Pembrokeshire which has a wonderful long beach with this rocky area ti the northern end. It was very windy with the light going over\u00a0when I took the reference photo for this. I reduced my palette to only three colours for this to enhance the silvery mood, Ultramarine,\u00a0Quinacridone Gold and Venetian red to darken the Ultramarine to grey. 14in by 11in.<\/p>\n
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A small 7in by 5in sketch. This is Strumble Head near Fishguard. The lighthouse nearby looked fantastic but no chance of painting it as the wind was\u00a0really wild. This was done from a sheltered bit down the cliff. At least the wind was doing a good job of drying for me. Looking at this compared to the\u00a0oils in my last post I can’t help feeling that my watercolours are still a way ahead of my oils, in catching the mood of the sea at any rate.<\/p>\n
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Another small 7in by 5in, my small sketch book was the easiest to use as the wind was still a bit frisky! This is a view that I have painted many times\u00a0but I never mind that, the light always brings a new mood. Only three colours again, Naples Yellow, Venetian Red and Ultramarine.<\/p>\n
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This is Cwm yr Eglwys on the North side of Dinas head. The south side of the head was blowing a gale but oddly here on the North it was still and I\u00a0could sit and paint without holding on to everything for dear life. 7in by 5in again.<\/p>\n
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This is Ceibwr Bay, the wind was so fierce I had to paint from the car, which in turn had to be positioned in a precarious and probably illegal position.\u00a0The light was superb raking over the cliffs from inland. In my middling sketch book which is 9in by 7in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n A bridge over the river Nore near Inistioge in Kilkenny. After a night crossing I slept for a while in the car and this was my morning view. This area\u00a0is criss crossed with beautiful rivers and very rich in subjects. I must make a longer visit sometime in the near future. From photo ref 14in by 11in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n I think this castle is called Foulksrath\u00a0Castle, often when I take photos I have an idea which are possible paintings but in the event it is often other quick\u00a0snaps that take the eye when going through them later. In Kilkenny I think, 14in by 11in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n A moment of dry allowed me to get out. These are so called erratic boulders in the Burren. I have painted these almost every visit for 20 odd years!\u00a09in by 7in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Dysert O’Dea castle. Another brief remission in the rain allowed me to sit and paint this. It took nearly 2 hrs due to drying time. 9in by 7in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n A causeway near Finvarra. I sketched this out from my car window then painted it in the warm and dry! 9in by 7in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Dramatic light in Galway City, I had to take shelter a few minutes after snapping the photo for this! 7in by 5in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n East Clare track. In the east the ground turns to clay and sandstone giving a different character to the landscape. Done from a photo on a very wet<\/p>\n afternoon! 14in by 11in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n In contrast here is a road in the west on the limestone. Another wet day’s entertainment… 14in by 11in.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n