Tag: plein air sketches

Over the sea and under the sky on the island of light

Jul 27, 2015

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fellpainter

in Isle of Skye, paintings, plein air, the sea

We just came back from a trip to Skye. It’s a cold island with beautiful silver light that many artists try to capture in paint. I think Winifred Nicholson managed it but I haven’t seen any other painters succeed. Still, that was no reason not to attempt a few sketches of my own, with a…
Where is this place?

Dec 15, 2014

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fellpainter

in drawings, paintings, plein air, walking

A place I went for a walk in about 15 or so years ago has turned into a mystical landscape somewhere in the back of my brain.