"Crab Sandwiches, Combesgate Beach"- view in my gallery - 11 x 8 in - Gouache
By now the heatwave that we experienced over the past few days will almost be a distant memory, at least I hope it is for you, it certainly feels that way out here on the Devon coast.
The first day I did the only sensible thing an outdoor painter would do, and took myself off to the beach with a wide brimmed hat, gallons of suncream and found a rock pool to stand in.
Whist sweating my way through the initial lay in stages of the painting, I couldn't help but focus on a few of the beachgoers in front of me.
I was thoroughly enjoying the conversation between these two gentlemen, going through their ideal lunch on a hot beach day.
Crab sandwiches with salt and pepper on white bread, not too much butter. Washed down with homemade cloudy lemonade and a clotted cream ice cream for dessert.
It sounded perfect!
In fact it made me so hungry, that I decided to break for a spot of lunch. Only to find in my determination to pack appropriate clothing, sun cream and water, I had left my packed lunch on the kitchen counter, all I had was an apple.
When the heat started to get a bit too much I finished off with a quick sea swim to cool down and headed back to the studio to finish off.
That never happened, by the time I got back to my studio, it was a furnace in there, so the painting had to wait for the cooler evening to get it's few finishing details.
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