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Staring at the sea
This week I share one of the most influential seascape paintings from my childhood. Can you see its imprint on my imagination and my own creations?
Staring at the sea
This week I share one of the most influential seascape paintings from my childhood. Can you see its imprint on my imagination and my own creations?

When a painting takes 3 years to shape up
Seascapes 51: week 23 (after a hiatus) Hats off: this week's textured seascape creation had many iterations over 3 years before I proclaimed it done. And then it surprised me...
When a painting takes 3 years to shape up
Seascapes 51: week 23 (after a hiatus) Hats off: this week's textured seascape creation had many iterations over 3 years before I proclaimed it done. And then it surprised me...

Where to start? Tips for painting a seascape
Seascapes 51: week 22 A lovely school teacher friend recently said she had a class about painting the sea coming up. Did I have any tips about how to get...
Where to start? Tips for painting a seascape
Seascapes 51: week 22 A lovely school teacher friend recently said she had a class about painting the sea coming up. Did I have any tips about how to get...

Sunrise, sunset
Enjoy the sunrise and the sunset at Britannia Bay in this week's Seascapes 52, as a celebrate the opening of the Seasonal Colours exhibition.
Sunrise, sunset
Enjoy the sunrise and the sunset at Britannia Bay in this week's Seascapes 52, as a celebrate the opening of the Seasonal Colours exhibition.

Birds alight at North Art
If you're a bird lover and looking for something for your walls, pop over to my North Art collection to browse these acrylic beauties.
Birds alight at North Art
If you're a bird lover and looking for something for your walls, pop over to my North Art collection to browse these acrylic beauties.

Sunset at Bosham Harbour
This week's featured seascape is for those of you down south. It's the lovely Sunset at Bosham Harbour. Can you spot the unconscious influence of Monet on this painting?
Sunset at Bosham Harbour
This week's featured seascape is for those of you down south. It's the lovely Sunset at Bosham Harbour. Can you spot the unconscious influence of Monet on this painting?