Watchhouse, Groomsport, Northern Ireland Painting

Painted on location, en plein air, at Groomsport harbour. It was my first time using oils on location. It was grey overcast low contrast day. Which is fairly typical of the weather in Northern Ireland. It's something that you are going to have to embrace otherwise you'll be few and far opportunities to paint en plein air in that part of the UK. I was trying to capture the scene faithfully without exaggeration or drama. Luckily the flat and horizontal bands of the sea, beach and grass seemed to reflect with the subtle shifts in colour and tone. Both are exercises in subtle variation perhaps similar to a sombre piece of music. The Watch house was built around 1820 and was the coast guard's home.

Painting:Oil on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11.9 W x 8.5 H x 0.1 D in

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