Boats bobbing in the warm Mediterranean Sun.

With no cars or even automated transport allowed on the island of Hydra, your options are either donkeys or boats. Water taxis take you around the island and fishing boats bring in their salty wares, whilst the gin palaces bring in their wealthy matelots to inhabit the harbour side tavernas, kafeneions, shops and galleries.

The boats caught my eye. They range from traditional wooden fishing boats, larger caiques upto modern fibreglass cruising yachts and the larger luxury boats.

Every inch of harbour is packed with boats oozing character and screaming out to be painted.

These were just a few that I painted.

Hydra boats -watercolour by Steve PP.

Hydra boats -watercolour by Steve PP.

For Pete's Sake!"

This is today's available painting on my fine art website.

Woolacombe Bay in all of it's summer finery. 12 x 9 inches framed and available here.

Have a great day!

"Painting the Outdoors with Passion!"

"Low Tide" watercolour and a new website!

I've just finished and framed my fourth watercolour for the upcoming RNLI art fundraiser at the North Devon Yacht Club, Instow on the 25th-27th October , more details can be found on their website here. 

"Low Tide , High Pressure", is a calm day on the river bank looking south from the Tarka Inn at Heanton. watercolour 17 x 13 inches framed. £145.  You can win a free framed print of this painting by subscribing to my blog, just enter your email address over on the right there! Thank you!

I'm also happy to announce that my new fine art website, " Steven Pleydell-Pearce Fine Art" is now live and can be found here. Thanks to Mat at Goto11 for all of his help with the new design. My old site was in need of a revamp and update, and I hope you find the new one a clean and easy to navigate experience.

Have a great day!

Float your Boat!

I took a shot of this classic old tub for a painting idea. It'll be on the easel soon!