Two FREE oil paintings today! - Watercolour plein air painting on a Greek Island.

I've got a treat for someone today! For the first two people to support my "Painting Hydra" Greek Island watercolour project over on Kickstarter at the £120 reward level, right here . I will donate one of these framed original 9 x 6 inches oil paintings as well as the 12 x 9 inch framed watercolour reward. That's two paintings each for two lucky people! One oil and one watercolour! So pop over to Kickstarter now and pledge your support! "Painting Hydra" by Steve PP on Kickstarter.com

You'll get a great opportunity to share in the creative experience of a genuine plein air painting trip, with daily updates in an exclusive travel blog emailed direct to your inbox, and the chance to choose the subject of your painting from all of the sketches and studies that I make on location on the island of Hydra.

So what are you waiting for? Enjoy a Mediterranean painting trip with me now! Just click on this link to get you to my funding page and grab yourself some sun drenched art! Thank you and have a great day!

Steve PP.

"Summer"

"May in the Bay"

June on the Coast - Watercolour sunset paintings at the beach.

June certainly didn't disappoint, when it came to warm weather and melting sunsets. Most evenings you could find a gathering down on Barricane Beach, soaking up the warmth and the spectacular sunsets.

"Wouldn't Want To Be Anywhere Else!" was all you could here some evenings.

12 x 9 inches watercolour on arches paper. Framed. £145 Sold.

The other side of June is the quiet weekdays before the main tourist season starts and these fisherman were enjoying the solitude of a sunset fishing session. I wonder if they caught anything?

"Sunset Fishermen" 12 x 9 inches watercolour on arches paper. Framed. £145 Sold.

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

The Western Front / Searching for light- why outdoor painting can be so challenging.

"The Western Front "

14 x 10 inches oil on board £150

"Searching for light"

9 x 6 inches oil on board £100

When you hear other artists saying that you need to be able to observe and paint quickly, when painting on location, they are absolutely right. I started on the 14 x 10 painting in the morning, under well lit bright , sunny conditions, but with a large weather front out West in the Atlantic.

By the time I had started my next painting, the cloud had completely covered the location, and dampened down the light so far, it was hard to pick any highlights out of the flat, greyness. The dunes held onto some brightness with the dry pale sand and the burnt reds of the ferns warmed up and otherwise uninspiring scene. So speed is of the essence, but only if you observe accurately, haste shouldn't replace good colour and well placed paint, but economy of detail certainly helps the quicker process, helping you capture the moment.

Happy painting!

The Hidden Valley - painting plein air out in the wooded valleys of Devon.

9 x 6 inches oil on panel. Click to bid.

" This location was a revelation to me, for years I have surfed and walked along this stretch of coast, and had always meant to go inland a few miles to see the wooded valleys where the rivers start and run there way down to the sea. After a good breakfast, the coast proved to windy and wet to paint at, so I ventured down to this valley with some artist chums, and lo and behold, the light was clear and the river was running strong after a few days of heavy rains.

Such a different discipline for me to paint lots of trees and running water after my coastal themes, but a good challenge and one that I will return to gain and again. For this painting , I pre-mixed pretty much all of the colours first, so that I could spend more intense study and painting time , without stopping and breaking concentration to mix colour.

Just as I was nearing the end of this painting a couple of hikers came and sat right in the perfect spot for their lunch, providing me with a lovely spot of red, to counter balance all of the green."

"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! "

Warm November-Plein air painting on the beach.

14 x 10 inches oil on canvas board £200

" Just the most stunning day. I couldn't believe that the warm sunshine and crisp , clear light heralded the first day of November. It felt more like the start of Spring.
I picked my plein air kit up , loaded the dog and some supplies into the car, and headed out to the beach.
Which was remarkably empty and calm for such a beautiful day!"

Big Red

15 x 5 inches Oil on wood panel £160 framed Sold.

After painting down in the harbour at Lynmouth , it was a joy to go up onto Countisbury Hill and paint back along the coast, looking west. The sun was slipping low, basking the hills in soft light, and the sea in a sparkley, yellow shimmer. The Devon Red cattle munched their way across the fields in front of my easel, the tops of their hairy coats, lit up with a gorgeous , reddy orange rim light.

Springtime in Devon at it's best!

High Tide

High tide and a blustery day at "The Gate", produced this 12" x 10" oil on canvas.

May at the Gate

The day's first study painted inbetween heavy showers , a fast advancing tide and light that changed from stormy overcast to spectacular sunlight in minutes.