Early Morning Calm - the journey of a watercolour painting

A question that is often asked is "how do you get your inspiration?".
For me it can be simply walking or driving out and about with open eyes just taking in scenes and almost daydreaming at them until something takes my fancy.

Then I usually make a pen sketch , which gets loosely and lightly embellished with watercolour washes.

After that I like to paint a brush sketch for my colour notes, without using any drawing, to get that lovely, loose feel that often eludes a finished piece.
Then I take these back to the studio and work on the composition, with as light a drawing as possible and some design tweaks. Then I apply a few light washes to get the light colours and tones down, making sure to leave my "saved" whites of just the paper, before applying more layers and finally my juicy darks to bring it all to life.

"Early Morning Calm" watercolour 12 x 9 inches framed. Available £155.

Have a great day!

"Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas everyone!"

Thank you for all of your friendship and kind support in 2013. Thank you if you have bought a painting, your generous support has kept me inspired and financially able to paint every day. For which I am eternally grateful!

May health , love and happiness visit you and yours this Christmas!

Steve PP.

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"Beach Strolling" Twelve Bays of Christmas 6/12

Early morning walks on the beach are a special luxury. It doesn't take long for that peaceful silence to be broken. The light too is golden for a short while before the sun climbs high and bleaches everything out with strong sunshine.

Have a great day!

Steve PP's "Cyber Monday" Christmas Special!

Okay folks, here's my " Cyber Monday " special offer . I'd like to offer free postage and shipping on any painting bought or commisioned today. 

I'd like to start by showing you some paintings that might make perfect Christmas gifts for that special person who has a liking for the coast.

If you would like to purchase any of these paintings, just click on the "Buy it Now" button below that painting's description and Paypal will do the rest and I will post your painting within one day!

It's a busy period for my brushes now, the next eight watercolours in my "Twelve Bays of Christmas" series are almost ready for framing , so keep your eyes peeled folks!

Have a great day!

Steve PP.

"September Squall"

14 x 10 inches

£120 unframed oil on canvas board.

"Lundy Skies"
14 x 10 inches
unframed £120 oil on canvas board. SOLD.

" Across the Bay "

9 x 6 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£65 Sold 

"Woolacombe Valley"

9 x 6 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£65 Sold

"Red Hot Combesgate"

9 x 6 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£65 Sold.

"Majestic May"

9 x 6 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£65 SOLD.

"Lynmouth Bay"

15 x 5 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£95

" After the Storm"

14 x 10 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£120

"Sunrise on Morte Point"

12 x 9 inches

Watercolour Framed

£145 Sold

"Where the sun sets every day!"

12 x 9 inches

Watercolour Framed

£120

"Sunset Surf"

10 x 7 inches 

Watercolour unframed

£65

"Hot Summer Wind"

9 x 6 inches

Oil on panel unframed

£65

SOLD

"Reflections , Ilfracombe Harbour"

24 x 12 inches

Watercolour on handmade paper Unframed.

£120 Sold

"Warm Spring Morning"

12 x 9 inches

Watercolour Framed

£120

"Golden Gorse" Woolacombe watercolour painting number 4 - "12 Bays of Christmas"

"Golden Gorse" One of my favourite views of our beautiful stretch of coast, as you come down Challacombe Hill into Woolacombe. Number 4 of my "12 Bays of Christmas" watercolour series. Framed 12 x 9 inches £120 available for purchase with three monthly payments of £40, or a one hit payment and I'll ship it straight away!

£145 Sold.

Free shipping also applies to any paintings on my fine art website today as well. Steven Pleydell-Pearce Fine Art. Have a great day!

Sun between the showers.

9 x 6 inches oil on board £100

SOLD

Paul Kenton, Shaun Latham and I went down to Combesgate Beach for a lovely little surf, then spent the rest of the afternoon setting up the easels and painting.

This piece was the result of that pleasant afternoon. The sun came and went and the ominous Summer clouds returned en masse.

The light was excellent though, and I really enjoyed capturing the  moments of sunlight on the ocean and headland inbetween the clouds and showers.

North Devon Hospice Art Auction Postponed until November

"High Summer Saunton "

"Croyde Bay Late Glow"

North Devon Hospice do a wonderful job looking after people with life threatening illnesses, and it gives me great pleasure to donate these two oil paintings for their upcoming art auction in November at The Broomhill Art Hotel , Devon .

They will hopefully sell and raise funds, so that the Hospice can continue to help those that need it!

You can find more details on what promises to be a fine evening of art, sculpture, music , wine and food at ART AUCTION INFO.