"Majestic May" oil painting outdoors in Devon

"Majestic May" today's little oil study for your viewing pleasure, was painted on a still May morning with not a soul on the beach,the light on Morte Point truly was majestic!

9 x 6 inches £60

"Morning Beachgoers" plein air oil sketch

" Morning Beachgoers" oil on panel 9 x 6 inches. Sold.
Painted early on a July morning the beach was under threat from an encroaching sea fog, luckily the sun burnt through and the day was a beauty, with a warm wind blowing across the sand.

Midsummer Morte- Oil painting on the longest day.

After a beautiful week of warm weather, the sundial that is midsummer at Woolacombe was doing it's thing. This has been high on my agenda for awhile, to capture a beautiful sunset sinking over the ocean at this time of year on the longest day.

24 x 18 inches available here.

" Cross that Bridge " Painting instinctively.

9 x 6 inches Oil on Board £100

" Sometimes ,it's really enjoyable to paint with half closed eyes, just to get a spontaneous feel for colour and shapes. I love how it knocks all the detail out of a scene, which in turn frees you up to paint simpler shapes and concentrate on the colour and tonal value more. This scene was painted at the Lyn valley in North Devon, a beautiful spot!"

"Blow the cobwebs away" - plein air coastal painting

14 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas board £200

"This past week there has been an abundance of fantastic skies and clear light, this cloud formation above Morte Point really took my eye, the ocean was particularly glassy that day, and to top it all off, a sailing boat slid gracefully around the point. just wonderful! "

Painting outdoors with The National Trust.

I took a painting group of 9 out for two days last week as part of a National Trust working holiday.We were meant to have our first day on Tuesday, but it chucked it down. Thankfully, Wed. came up trumps with a lovely sunny day, but with a strong Westerly wind. So, we headed for the shelter of Lee Bay, tucked away on the North Coast, just a few miles away. It was beautiful, crisp clear light and a small tide, made for a great day's outdoor "plein-air painting".

The following day, Thursday,  we camped out on Marine Drive above the two mile stretch of Woolacombe Beach., which treated us to glorious views across the bay towards Woolacombe, Mortehoe and Morte Point.

These guys threw themselves into the painting challenges in front of them, with enthusiasm and good humour really surprising themselves with their finished oil painting studies. We had a great laugh, and the painter's all enjoyed the creative break after a working week on the coast with the National Trust.

If you fancy taking part in a holiday of this kind give Jonathan at The National Trust here in Woolacombe an email. We are going to run this working week / painting course holiday again next September, do you think that this is the kind of holiday that you would like?