A few more pen & ink drawings from the past including various North Devon scenes. All drawn on Fisk draughting film and using Staedler mapping pens although now I prefer to use traditional nib or Unibal pens. Please click on an image to see it in full resolution! Al
A print from a sketch I completed many years ago on a visit to a local village called Clovelly. This came to mind on a recent trip with my wife and after found some prints in one of my print drawers. Below is the sketch made on a lovely sunny day with the Red Lion Hotel in all it’s glory and above a hand washed water colour rendering!
Inspired from a tragic photo from the Syrian war. It was titled Douma the river of blood. This was painted as a reaction to all global conflicts happening presently!
A painting from a few years ago and is on the wall of my studio; it is of my daughter who now is living in London studying drama, dance and music! Oil on canvas 36 x 36”
A painting of the wonderful beach bellow Lee Abbey in North Devon, 24 x 18″ canvas. We spent the day here in this quiet cove in the warm spring sunshine. It have a beautiful waterfall cascading as you enter the beach and the views out along the North Devon Coast are stunning. After we had a cream tea at the Abbey Tearooms!
I’m also so pleased to have this painting chosen as a temporary header for the West Country Artists page shown below!
An acrylic sketch on 19 x 8″ cartridge paper a practice in trying to be more free with the paint! I was quite taken by the white slate stones supporting the hedge. I prefer to paint on canvas but this has a certain quality to it!
First paint on canvas since October 2023, so I’m not really expecting too much at the moment but am enjoying sitting infront of the easel again. It may well take a little while to get back up to speed so we’ll see where this one goes! Acrylic on 24 x 18″ canvas.
This was a picture taken on a chilly cycle ride around the Burrows and Crow Point. In the distance is a large storm front coming in and I decided to make a dash for home. I should have stopped for a coffee at The Quay Cafe in Braunton but decided to continue onward on the Tarka Trail back to Barnstaple. As I reached Chivenor Marine Base I was caught in a massive storm with side blown hail stones, I didn’t warm up the entire day after this! Al
This twenty one year old painting was hung in my old kitchen so after the kitchen was renovated this painting and its frame were cleaned and a few corrective touches made; better than before!
Through the gap in the dunes you used to be able to see this wreck of the old Sea Mack now sadly almost gone!
A large scale painting inspired by a recent walk at Hartland Quay in North Devon. Canvas 48 x 36”. I’ve first laid down the dark tones with Paynes Grey & Bideford Black to gain some sort of structure with which to overlay with colour. This is the fun part as I prefer to work quite quickly, this only took about an hour. The rest of the work was created with both washes, dry brush and blocked colour to try and prevent overworking the composition. Al
A picture inspired by the North Devon coast and Lee Bay. Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18″. It is such a wonderful beach to explore when the tide is out, many caves and little inlets around with wonderful views out along the tall cliffs of North Devon.
Al Brown Artist. 