by dpott | Dec 27, 2016 | Seascapes, Work in Progress
Sometime you just have to put paint on in thick juicy slabs of colour. I think it’s a winter thing. When the landscape seems washed out and a bit watery, I feel the need to introduce some extra colour. It’s the winter solstice and the short days and long... 
by dpott | Oct 2, 2016 | Inspirations, Seascapes, Uncategorized
I’ve just completed this small oil painting if a group of holiday makers on the beach at Whitby in north Yorkshire. Lots of pure, atmospheric blues and purples in this scene because I wanted to suggest the clear air and bright, high midsummer... by dpott | Feb 9, 2016 | Seascapes, Uncategorized, Work in Progress
Another tiny Whitby painting. Not long till long summer days like this return! It’s kind of fitting to paint holiday seascapes on postcard sized paper. by dpott | Jan 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m enjoying painting these little watercolours. They’re quick to do and force me to concentrate on the broad brushstrokes rather than getting bogged down with detail. by dpott | Jan 10, 2016 | Figure, Inspirations, Nature, Uncategorized, Work in Progress
I was working on a small-scale watercolour tonight. This one is tiny — the size of a small post card. It seemed only right to paint a seaside scene to remind me of summer holidays in Whitby.