Moonlight pastel painting

Hi, Just a short update on my painting. I have recently finished a pastel painting based around Charlestown in Cornwall. It is a great place to visit and usually there is a sailing ship in dock in the harbour. The harbour, dock and ships have been used as a location for a lot of films and TV series. Taboo and Poldark have both been filmed on Location at Charlestown. I wanted to paint a sailing ship in the harbour with moonlight reflected in the water. I used a number of photographs I had taken, both day and dusk, to produce a basis for the painting. I haven't painted using pastels very much but having just finished the pastel course with Jane Ward I wanted to have a go at my own composition. Overall I was pleased with the result particularly the sky and the moon light. It was very difficult to create the silhouette of the ship and harbour so that it showed enough against the clouds in the sky. It was great fun to try.

Painting of Bedruthan Steps Cornwall in Mixed media.

Hi, My latest painting is of one of my favourite places, Bedruthan steps in Cornwall. The coastal scenery is very dramatic and I thought it would be a good idea to paint the view from a higher perspective and I think it has worked well. I also decided to use both watercolour and pastel. I painted the painting to a reasonably finished stage and then used the pastels to add the final texture and drama to the sky.

Bedruthan Steps.