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Watercolours

My process prior to starting an oil painting is to get to learn the subject through sketches in watercolour, either in monochrome or colour. Invariably both. Here are some of my small sketch studies from that process for some of the oils in the gallery.

Watercolour sketch of seagulls riding the wind over Sunset Beach with dark clouds over Table Mountain, Cape Town, in the background.
Monochrome watercolour sketch of a Falmouth Harbor working boat leaving Polruan Harbour, Cornwall.
Watercolour sketch of a Falmouth Harbor working boat leaving Polruan Harbour, Cornwall.
Watercolour sketch of oil painting 'Leading Light'
Watercolour sketch of oil painting 'Leading Light'
Watercolour sketch of fishermen walking along a foggy beach near Cape Town, Western Cape.
Watercolour sketch of a person and their dog hiking up to the top of Cameron Mountain, Maine, in the winter.
Monochrome sketch of a stormy sky over Table Mountain, Cape Town from Sunset Beach.
Watercolour sketch of a stormy sky over Table Mountain, Cape Town from Sunset Beach.
Watercolour sketch of a wooden boat wreck buried in the sand on the beach in Struisbaai, Western Cape.
Watercolour sketch of a wooden boat wreck buried in the sand on the beach in Struisbaai, Western Cape.
Watercolour sketch of seagulls riding the wind over Sunset Beach with dark clouds over Table Mountain, Cape Town, in the background.
Watercolour sketch of schooner Surprise sailing past Curtis Island Lighthouse, Camden, Maine with stormy skies over North Haven in the background.
Watercolour sketch of sun umbrellas and deck chairs on a beach with stormy skies in the background.

If you would like to purchase any of the paintings on this site or commission a custom painting for your home or place of work, please contact me. Sold work is indicated with a dot • after the paintings date.

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