Tag Archives: waves

Margate Jetty

Posted on 06/08/2022 by ronald972

This week. I thought we would visit Margate. A town on the southeast coast of England. To a piece of Margate history for the jetty no longer exists. It has sandy beaches, the Turner Contemporary gallery, and a stone pier. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lithographs | Tagged jetty. pier, Margate, people, sail boat, shore, strolling. cliff, water, waves | Leave a comment

Montague Dawson marine artist

Posted on 16/04/2022 by ronald972

Recently, a charity I frequent held a sale. I could not go in the morning due to other obligations but went in the afternoon even though I figured most things would be well picked through. There were very few pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings | Tagged HMS Bacchante, ocean, rigging, sailing vessel, sails, steamer, waves | 1 Comment

Art in Motion

Posted on 03/07/2020 by ronald972

How does one achieve a sense of motion or movement in a painting. Today we look at a small watercolour I acquired last week which I think does achieve this. It is a coastal scene showing fishermen, boats, and steam … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged boats, coast, fishermen, nets, steam drifters, trees, waves, whitecaps | Leave a comment

Sgraffito

Posted on 09/12/2018 by ronald972

A technique not always associated with painting but it has been used by some fine artists. One might not even realise that one is looking at this technique. #Sgraffito is the scratching away of one layer to reveal another. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Watercolour paintings | Tagged floundering, pier, ship, storm, waves | Leave a comment

Monochrome

Posted on 20/05/2018 by ronald972

Monochrome means ‘one colour’, so art created in monochrome uses only one colour. Most would think that using one colour would restrict the freedom of the artist but might it not also focus the intent of the artist and thereby … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged black and white, bridge, Cornwall, cottage, grisaille, Hagar and Ishmael, landscape, portrait, river, sailboat, sea, seascape, waves, wind | Leave a comment

Art On Shore

Posted on 07/12/2014 by ronald972

The etchings today are of the sea as viewed from the shore. A stormy sea, a shipwreck, low tide, and a calm coastal scene done by different artists. #TheMorningAftertheWreckofaDutchEastIndia-Man is this etchings full title. Etched by #JCousen after a painting … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged cattle, dogs, horse, low tide, reef, sailors, ship, shipwreck, shore, storm, waves | Leave a comment

Art of Majesty

Posted on 05/05/2013 by ronald972

I wonder at times what art should be. Many artists use art to make a statement. Others push the boundaries of society’s understanding saying they are just declaiming what society is becoming. I, myself, find these arguments belittling of … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern prints, Watercolour paintings | Tagged Apls, Eiger, forest, JMW Turner, Jungfrau, Moench, pine tree, River Ouse, sailing ship, sea, storm, storm clouds, towers, waves, York Minster | Leave a comment

Art on Sale

Posted on 07/10/2012 by ronald972

A local charity had a sale these last few days. They had a sale on picture frames. I don’t usually buy frames unless they are something very special, I am more concerned with what they hold and display. I purchased … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Watercolour paintings | Tagged barns, Barwick in Elmet church, cemetery, copses, farmland, Fylde coast, hills, rigging, sailors, ships, storm, storm clouds, tomb stone, tower, waves | Leave a comment