A pastel painting of Clovelly Seaside village in Devon It is a long time now since I wandered through Clovelly, a delightful seaside village in Devon. At the time, its cobblestone streets were awash with tourists. I cannot protest too loudly, since I was one of them, but how I would have loved some space and […]
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Into The Wind
Horse riding on the beach A pastel painting of Balnarring I clambered over the dunes at Balnarring Beach early one morning, chasing a better view of the horse and rider. I had been following them for quite a while, hoping they would stop at some point. Just long enough for me to take some photos. […]
Bathing Box Beauties
My most popular pastel painting The first in a series This was my very first bathing box painting. How lucky I am to live on the Mornington Peninsula, where these colourful bathing boxes are such a prominent feature. I can remember strolling along the Mornington pier one day, admiring the many boats moored along side, […]
Soul Mates
A pastel painting of a man and his dog Best friends forever I studied my initial charcoal sketch of the man sitting at the edge of a waterhole and instinctively knew something was missing. A dog? I liked the idea of a Border Collie, so I sketched in the shape. It didn’t look right. At […]
Tranquillity
A painting forged in fire Recreated in pastel David had bought the original pastel painting of ‘Tranquillity’ when it was on exhibit at one of the local galleries. Some time later, I was very surprised to get a phone call from him one evening. I was even more surprised to hear what he had to […]
Reflections
A pastel painting of Hastings Marina Westernport Bay It was a glorious morning with a clear blue sky and wispy white clouds. Tee -shirt weather for most but a long sleeved windcheater and goose bumps for me. I drove to the Westernport Marina (around 10 or so minutes from home) and parked in the […]
Missy
A pastel painting of a stray cat on the doorstep A friend who came to stay Many years ago, I lived with my former partner in a lovely Victorian terrace in Moonee Ponds. In the early days we had no pets and the house felt strangely empty. One morning, when I opened the back door, […]
Russell
A pastel painting of the Bay of Islands New Zealand I had never been to the Bay of Islands before, but my former partner (being a Kiwi who had lived on the north island for many years) knew it well. By the time we arrived in ‘Russell’ it was very dark and very cold. It […]
Horizons
An ocean outlook in pastel Over the sea and far away This painting began with the image of a pretty veranda overlooking some trees. Over time it evolved into something remarkably different. After the initial charcoal drawing and first layer of pastel, I had the nagging feeling that this was not the scene I wanted […]
Morning Light
A view over the ocean in pastel A window into the past Although I am a great tree lover, my affinity for the sea is more magnetic in its attraction. As a consequence, I changed the original background to the subject of this painting to reflect this. ‘Morning Light’ has always held a special significance […]