Late Afternoon Sparkle.

6 x6 inches
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"When the day gets to the point where the sun is getting near to that yardarm, sometimes the wind drops off and the ocean glasses over and the sun sparkles on the water just light up."

Santa's on his way!

"LOW TIDE FIRING " is the last painting off the PP easel for 2009.

36 x 24 inches oil on canvas.

Morte Bay

Almost finished................48 x 24 inches oil on canvas, for my buddy Si, so he can sit on his sofa and have perfect surf every day of the year.

High Tide

HIGH TIDE 20 " x 16 " Oil on Canvas

here's another painting that will be on show in " THE QUEEN"S THEATRE" [click for info] exhibition this month. I loved the greeny quality of the high tide water playing off with all the lush growth on the cliff edge.

Floating Gold

Painted after a special morning light, inspired me back in early October. I just loved the multitude of different colours , and all the different light bouncing around in the wet sand and tidepools.

This painting will be on show in my upcoming exhibition at 'The Queen's Theatre" starting on Monday Nov 9th 2009.

Surf Beach

The tide turned and the swell picked up. The sun came out and turned the wave faces green. No one on the beach and just a few friends out in the lineup.

A perfect Autumn day!

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Sentinel of the Bay

On the west cliff top of Lee Bay, stands this lovely tree watching out over the sea.

14 x 10 inches oil on canvas board.

This painting is up for auction.

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Summer Squall

I painted this summer squall as it mushroomed up over Hartland Point in the distance. It wasn't long before it hit and the wind and rain, put an end to the painting day.

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End of Summer

The Autumn Equinox has passed, so we are now officially in Autumn. So it was only appropriate to paint an end of summer oil. I guess these days will be getting fewer now.

14 x 10 inches oil on canvas board,painted light and loose.

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The Gate

After a beautiful weekend, with heaps of late summer sunshine, I was inspired to get out and paint this mid-tide scene. Combesgate beach, Woolacombe.

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Escape to the sun

With July being pretty much a washout, our 10 day honeymoon in Portugal was a total tonic.

40 deg heat and wall to wall blue skies and sunshine. Fingers crossed for August!

Wading Out 2

This is the finished oil painting that got worked up from the earlier sketch. Private commisssion.

Hot'n'Sparkly

Latest surf oil for JC's new gallery " The Curtis Studio" should be opening next week sometime.

The Sinking of the Big Red One

As I pootled away in the studio tonight, I glanced out the window to see the hillside changing colour.........first good burner in a while.