End of a Woolacombe Bay Summer.

After a warm, September weekend of slower paced life in our little coastal village, it really does feel as if Summer has come to an end.
Monday morning opened up the week with a storm knocking on the door, heavy rain and strong winds, are raining ripe apples down upon my wooden studio roof.
After a nondescript month of weather in August, the beginning of September has been a joy.
Not only for the slower pace of life here, but it came with some warm days, good waves and stunning sunsets, providing some fantastic subjects to get my brushes moving.

Here is a selection of some of the paintings from the past few weeks.
I hope you enjoy them

Have a great day!

"Painting the Outdoors with Passion"
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"Devon Delight" watercolour.

"Early Morning Mill Rock" watercolour.

"Early On A Summer's Day" watercolour.

"High Tide" watercolour.

"Hot Afternoon" watercolour.

"Summer Delight" watercolour.

"Sunset Friends" Acrylic.

"Sunset Sliders" watercolour.

"Sunshine and Showers" watercolour.

"Waiting for Customers" watercolour.

"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.

" Lunch Hour " - watercolour paintings of Florence, Italy.

This stylish young lady was enjoying her lunch on the go, on this sunny day in Florence, Italy. Watercolour 12 x 9 inches.

Available here.

Have a great day!

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Boats bobbing in the warm Mediterranean Sun.

With no cars or even automated transport allowed on the island of Hydra, your options are either donkeys or boats. Water taxis take you around the island and fishing boats bring in their salty wares, whilst the gin palaces bring in their wealthy matelots to inhabit the harbour side tavernas, kafeneions, shops and galleries.

The boats caught my eye. They range from traditional wooden fishing boats, larger caiques upto modern fibreglass cruising yachts and the larger luxury boats.

Every inch of harbour is packed with boats oozing character and screaming out to be painted.

These were just a few that I painted.

Hydra boats -watercolour by Steve PP.

Hydra boats -watercolour by Steve PP.

For Pete's Sake!"

This is today's available painting on my fine art website.

Woolacombe Bay in all of it's summer finery. 12 x 9 inches framed and available here.

Have a great day!

"Painting the Outdoors with Passion!"

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"

"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.

Have a great day!

"The Golden Hour"- the power of sunsets- watercolour

"The Golden Hour" when everything in the world feels right for a short while. 
There is something about that time of day that just pushes a memory wipe button , which puts me into a blissful warm zone forgetting about everything whilst it happens. Then as soon as that sun sinks below , ......Booom! everything switches back on. Maybe it's just me?

"Fast Eddy and his brother ..Herb" - water-colour surfers.

"Fast Eddy" lip carving on his fish. watercolour 12 x 9 inches. 

Available £120.

........and his styling' brother "Herb"! watercolour 20 x 8 ins. 

Available £145.

These boys have got style in their genes. Watch out for Eddy and his soul carving family at an establishment near the beach soon!

Have a great day!

BigSplashySlider -watercolour surfer

After the fun I've had painting this series on a 12 x 9 inch size, I felt the urge to paint them bigger and see what came out using bigger mop brushes. This is the first of  them on a 20 x 16 inches watercolour pad. I'm excited to go even larger with them, using the bigger brushes made for looser more spontaneous washes and strokes, then using the same brush held right on the tip of the handle in a vertical position for the detailed parts made for a really pleasing painting experience. I hope you like it? Now I have to go and find some bigger sheets of watercolour paper.

Have a great day!

"BigSplashySlider" 20 x 16 inches £295.Sold

"Mini Splashy Slider"- watercolour surfers- Escoda - Daniel Smith

Having so much fun painting these that I thought I'd try out a "mini_slider", so here it is.
Painted with Daniel Smith Watercolours using Escoda Perla brushes, just beautiful pieces of kit. If you paint , you owe it to yourself to try these brushes and paints out, they truly are some of the best that I have ever used!

"Splashy cutback Slider" framed 7 x 5 inches.

£25

Sold.

Splashy Sunday Slider- watercolour surfer

 

Our old friend the wind returned to groom us with it's presence today, whilst the huge surf looked spectacular with it's exaggerated rooster trails of spray, it was a day for studio painting. I thought I'd try a Splashy Slider on the Hahnemule panoramic watercolour paper. What do you think, does the extended width benefit the composition?

"Splashy Sunday Slider #4 50 x 20 cms.

£145 Sold!

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"Splashy Slider" -is it time yet?

 

With the sun out and the sea looking a better shade of blue, I start thinking of warmer days and splashy ways! Trying a something a little bit different.
"Splashy Slider No.1" watercolour 12 x 9 inches.

£120 Framed.Sold.

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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!

"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!

"The 12 Bays of Christmas " watercolours 1/2/3

Okay, so here are the first three watercolours in the "12 Bays of Christmas" series.

Number one is "Sea Pinks" , painted from one of my regular spots, I walk this stretch of coastline every day with my little dog and we always stop to take in that day's particular spectacle.This day's special mood was just the stillness and tranquility of the moment, framed by the stunning display of Sea Pinks, just beautiful !

12 x 9 framed £120 Sold.

Number 2 is "Fresh Sea Air" . Some days when the Northerly winds blow down the air just gets so crisp and clear , this was such a day. Looking over Morte point from Black Cloud Hill, just stunning!

12 x 9 framed £120 sold.

This shows you how the twelve paintings in this series will all be framed, just nice and clean and white, perfect for any wall.

Number 3 is titled "Summer Sizzler" and is one of those flag cracking days at Woolacombe Beach, the daisies are in full bloom and the sand is hot and the sea refreshingly cool.

12 x 9 inches framed Sold

As Christmas is not too far away, I will be putting together my available paintings newsletter tomorrow , which I will email out to all of my collectors and subscribers, just in case there is anything that might take your fancy for a festive treat.
Have a great day!
Steve PP.