A wonderful day of cycling around the Great Field and Braunton Marsh. I spent an hour watching sticklebacks playing in gin clear water. Once again enjoying the simple, natural things in life that we often overlook. Time urgency and working to live certainly clouds this sort of simple pleasure. Today I’ve seen herons, egrets, butterflies, fish, and at the end of the cycle ride the flash of a kingfisher at the Velator Weir. A day to remember. Al
Out for a walk along the North Devon coast and came across this wonderfully wind swept tree. Looking at this photograph of me snapping it the composition was probably better from that angle lol. (410mm x 320mm) acrylic. Al
An acrylic of a windswept tree on the banks of the River Taw, Barnstaple, North Devon. As a boy I used to play in the woods and this field. Just over the dyke at the back of this painting is the River Taw. Loved the reflections of this tree in the water of this low lying field. This field is used for sheep but during the last war was a firing range. Al
A wonderful walk from Saunton Beach to Croyde Bay and back. Weather clouds allowed us the sunshine of the morning and the rain fell on far off Westward Ho. From the top of Saunton Hill you could see for miles of beautiful North Devon Coastline and beaches. Then high tea at Saunton Sands Hotel over looking the wonderful stretch of beach. More inspiration for paintings….AL
Acrylic painting using glazing medium (540mm x 360mm). I quite like how the medium works with the paint and makes it easier and more manageable to work with. The finished composition has a lot more depth paint wise and the glaze deepens the colour. Al
A mixed media painting of the Barnstaple Pannier Market. Sun entering a doorway and pigeons pecking grain thrown down by an elderly lady. I particularly liked the play of light on the floor tiles. Approx 320 x 280mm on watercolour paper. Al
Quick Procreate sketch of late sunshine on Saunton Beach in North Devon. Drawn onto an iPad with a soft pen, but is it really art? Al
Finished and mounted pastel drawing. Dimensions (540mm x 540mm). Like to leave vapour trails in the sky. I’m always wondering where the plane’s are going and what adventures the passengers are going to have. Used to love travelling 😎
Finished Pastel sketch ready for a mount. I find it quite hard to finish a composition and still leave it with a sense of freshness and spontaneity. This is of a rather beautiful walk along Putsborough Beach after the tide has fallen leaving wonderful reflections of the sky on the wet sand. Al
Spring is nearly here so for the next few day’s I’ll be walking the local beaches in search of inspiration with my knackered Sony pocket camera.
Al Brown Artist. 