"Coastal Summer Garden" - Painting the Outdoors with Passion!

Sometimes approaching the coast from the inland coastal path gets you these stunning views across gardens built right overlooking the beaches and cliffs.
I love looking for these, the colours that come into play when the bright blooms meet the blues and the greens of the sea , can be breathtakingly beautiful!

"Coastal Summer Garden" 12 x 9 inches watercolour on Arches paper, framed.
Available from Steve Pleydell-Pearce Fine Art.

Have a great day!

"The Gate"- Woolacombe Watercolours

"The Gate" - the passageway to salty pleasures and aquatic nourishment.
One of my favourite views of this spot.
Have a great day!

£145 framed.

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.

"Spearfisher under Mackerel Skies"- Painting the outdoors with passion!

Sitting on the beach today, I felt like just soaking up the day and letting something pop into my head to paint, I had no real preconceptions of what I wanted. The one thing I was after was just a sense of the moment down on Barricane. It was a beautifully calm , warm afternoon with just a hint of cloudy mackerel skies building up. I had a quick swim in the sea to cool me down, a spot of lunch from the beach cafe and then I was ready.
I was just about to start painting a group of beach picnicking mums, when this colourful fellow strode purposefully down the beach. My moment was complete.

"Spearfisher under Mackerel Skies" watercolour 12 x 9 inches framed. £145 available.

* All paintings are available for purchase with monthly instalments.

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"Rush Hour on the Tideline" watercolours at the beach.

One of those  beautiful late Spring morning's today, the wind swung around to the North which cooled things down a touch, but the payoff was a clear , crisp light.
Took my kit down to middle beach and after a quick paddle in the sea and a cup of tea, I painted back towards Woolacombe and Morte Point. A constant stream of tide walkers passed my easel  and were a joy to sketch.
Looking forward to more days like these.

12 x 9 framed £145 Sold.

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"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.

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"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!

"Summer in the Bay" - plein air oil painting in Devon.

Today, I'd like to start making some room in my studio for the new paintings that I am working on, so I would like to offer you a chance to purchase some of my outdoor oil field studies/sketches.
Today's little gem is called "Summer in the Bay" and was painted out on Marine Drive, at Woolacombe Bay in North Devon. It measures in at 9 x 6 inches , oil paint on a wood panel, all ready to hang, cost £60 plus £5 postage. If you are interested you can click on the "Buy Now!" button below, thank you and have a great day!
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"Peaceful Spring Morning"- plein air watercolour painting on the coast.

"Peaceful Spring Morning" Barricane Beach, Woolacombe, Devon. Watercolour on rough paper 12 x 9 inches.

Getting up and out early , more often than not has it's rewards, beautiful light, peace and quiet and an empty beach. This lucky fisherman got all of those this morning, he truly looked at peace with his lot as he went about setting his bait and casting out, then patiently sitting and waiting for a bite.
Spring truly has sprung! You can see the final painting on my Fine Art website here.

Enjoy your Spring day!

Watercolour painting on the beach....in February!

You can only stay in your studio come cave for so long in the winter before sunny days start calling their siren-like song to you. " Come outside and paint, come outside it's lovely!"
This past week has seen a beautiful spell of back to back sunny days with crisp light , the only thing is it's freezing! The warmth of the sun through the studio windows is misleading, that Winter siren at work again. Once outside the bitter NE blowing in from Scandinavia lets you know that we are still firmly in Winter's icy grip. I had to go out though, a few emails to the Devon 11 and two other hardy painters wrapped up and met me down on Barricane Beach for an afternoon's plein air fun.

Paul Kenton brought his pastel set-up down and Nigel Mason came equipped with his french easel and oils. I decided to take the watercolour kit.

The tide was on it's way in and consistent swell fanned by the chilly offshores , erupted against the rocks, it was beautiful! A few brave souls were enjoying their half-term break taking in the sun and sea air, although they didn't last long as that wind was far too biting, eating through as many layers as you tried to put on to keep it at bay.

We cracked on and all got busy with initial studies, then after a quick tea break from the hot flasks we set up to attempt larger works. Paul got very inventive, combining hot spicy, herb tea with a sable brush and improvising over his pastel scene, resulting in a classic PK take on the day.

 Nigel painted some lovely small oil studies on panels, by then the cloud cover had come over and killed the light, that didn't stop Nigel though, and he revelled in painting the close values of the various greys in the scene.

By now, my down jackets had lost their battle with the winds icy attack and my flask of hot tea was drained, so it was time to head home.

A cold day, but still huge fun to be out doors painting with fellow artists, sharing a laugh and the joy of plein air painting.

You can see my finished watercolour "Glorious February" that was painted on the day over on my Fine Art website Steven A.Pleydell-Pearce Fine Art

Here's to warmer Spring days!

"Incoming Tide, Woolacombe Bay" time lapse oil painting demo

I have just finished this 6ft x 2ft oil painting of the beautiful vista that is Woolacombe Bay in North Devon. It was painted on a canvas supplied by a new business called Fine Art Canvas, here in Devon. I have to say that it was a joy to paint on, definitely the best quality canvas that I have used yet. The wooden stretcher frames are all hand crafted and the joints are linked by an adjustable system made in Italy that takes an allen key, brilliant! They will make you any custom size that you require as well as a range of textures and thicknesses of canvas. More importantly, the price was very reasonable.
The timelapse movie was filmed using my iPad and an app called  iMotion HD, a really simple user friendly app.

You can see the finished painting on the Steven A.Pleydell-Pearce Fine Art website along with many other plein air coastal paintings.
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Hemingway's Retreat- plein air with Paul Kenton

Yesterday , with a break in the weather, I seized the chance to go painting with Paul Kenton, we both shoehorned in a couple of hours into our daily schedule, and hooked up at a beautiful spot overlooking Woolacombe Bay. I painted this study in oils on a 12" x 5" wood panel , whilst Paul went big on a pre-stretched sheet of watercolour paper. It was a great exercise in working at speed, just capturing the essence of what was infront of us , without putting in too much detail.

"Hemingway's Retreat" - 12 x 5 inches , £300  , unframed , oil on panel

Warm up sketch on the iPad- literally!

A quick little sketch/ study using Artrage on the iPad this morning sat in the car, after walking the dog, the sunlight was beautiful slipping over Potter's hill down onto the sand through the dunes, the wind was bitter cold, and I was enjoying the warmth of the sun heating up the car. The ipad is so useful for quick little studies like this when you are on limited time, and feel the creative urge.

"Quiet Cove"

9 x 6 inches oil on panel £100

" September brings empty beaches and quiet coves. These two young shell seekers were blissfully searching the sand for their pieces of tide-strewn treasure."

Sun between the showers.

9 x 6 inches oil on board £100

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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.