Tilting at Windmills in North Norfolk!
Last week I spent a very pleasant week in North Norfolk with some painting friends. The trip was organised this time by David Bachmann who found a lovely old house on the banks of the river at Burnham Overy Staithe which was a great base from which to explore the Norfolk Coast. Karl Terry, Roy Connelly and Paul Rafferty were also there and it was fun to compare work and exchange painting philosophies in the evenings! The output was quite high and most of us managed around 25 to 30 pieces. Here are a few.
Just up the road was this rather fine windmill which made a fine early morning subject to have a "tilt" at! 11" x 14"
This is a distant view which includes the house we were staying in. The mast of the foreground boat points to it - what an idyllic setting! 11" x 14"
We were in the habit of being outside at 6 o'clock looking for dawn subjects. This was scrubbed (I can't really say painted!) in about fifteen minutes but it gave me what I wanted! 6" x 8"
The following morning with much more drama! ( and much earlier in the morning!) 6" x 8"
Just up the road was this rather fine windmill which made a fine early morning subject to have a "tilt" at! 11" x 14"
This is a distant view which includes the house we were staying in. The mast of the foreground boat points to it - what an idyllic setting! 11" x 14"
We were in the habit of being outside at 6 o'clock looking for dawn subjects. This was scrubbed (I can't really say painted!) in about fifteen minutes but it gave me what I wanted! 6" x 8"
The following morning with much more drama! ( and much earlier in the morning!) 6" x 8"
The same mill from across the marsh 8" x 10"
We had a day in Cromer and I enjoyed painting this view of the pier and beach from the top of the cliffs and thought the subject was worthy of a bigger board! 16" x 20"
This was painted on the broads on the way home in a hot gale reminiscent of a scirocco! 10" x 12"
A little study of a bilge keel yacht aground at Wells 8" x 10"
The edge of a field near Brancaster 12" x 16"
Finally a shot from my bedroom window. There are in fact five easels in view here. Can you spot them all?
