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This is a very popular the theme, but only on 12"x16" canvasses.
Odd, that. But to accommodate this strange phenomenon I have been known to paint
"Rocks-on-the-left" and "Rocks-0n-the-right" sets of similar scenes, and they
have always sold as a pair! Maybe they look okay on either side of something or
other. Click the pictures and, for what it's worth, they get bigger |
Similar can be said of this view; except for the canvas size. This one needs to be 16"x20"! It's all very confusing, but who am I to question the wishes of others? I do hear the purists saying: "Good grief, man...how can you do that to art?!" Well, I like painting waves, and what's more important, I like people to actually see my work! Starving in some foreign garret is not for me...I've been there! | These scenes, however, are of actual places; even where you can only see the wave and the rock. I don't make them up...well, not all of them! The above is "St.Agnes Head" on the north coast of Cornwall. I paint this area almost exclusively, because, I think, I was born here. Actually, 4 miles west of St.Agnes, in a place called Porthtowan. |
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This one could be titled "After a hot day" ...but isn't!
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Similar, but without the "hot" bit | "Trevaunance Cove, St.Agnes" |
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| This is just a wave |
Similar to "After a big one" below...
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Sunset over Trevose Head |
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| I'm not sure why I don't paint Porthtowan more often, but I don't. Of course, I no longer live in Porthtowan. That's an even more compelling reason why I don't go there often. Also, the place has changed out of all recognition. And not for the better! The scene above looks west from Trevaunance Cove. | This is a type of wave I like to paint, on the off chance that, one day, I'll get it right. This particular version can be found on certain makes of greetings cards. | I call this "After a big one"...a big wave, I mean. The rock is locally known as "The Devil's Tooth". I don't paint here, I take photographs. The rock upon which I stand is always wet from the breakers, ergo, you don't stand there very long! It's a different story at low water, of course, but the object is somewhat defeated at those times |
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| This one looks east out of Perranporth, but I have taken liberties with the position of the sun. | Slightly east of the previous picture; closer to Holywell Bay. | There is a strange tale attached to this one. Look closely and you should see a higher cliff in the far distance. I painted the final version of this when I was strapped for cash, unable to afford a fresh canvas. So I painted the middle distance out of a reject - I thought! - and slapped on another scene. The effect is actually quite pleasing. A happy accident, I think it's called |
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| The Devil's Tooth again, but viewed from the other side. A couple of days after an mid-Atlantic storm, when the surges have had time to reach us, the views from here are magnificent. |
A distance view of "The Devil's Tooth", from "Sally Bottoms" cove. The word "bottoms" is a tin mining term, having nothing whatever to do with whatever it is you sit on...Naturally enough, however, when I was a lad it was generally known as Sally's bottom...Highly juvenile, eh? |
This one owes a lot to my hero E.John Robinson |