The Art of It

This is a slightly different view of the Cable Car from Signal Hill.  This was on exhibition a few weeks ago and I noticed some changes that needed to be done.  Amazing how one keeps on seeing little tweaks that need to be seen to!  Hopefully it is now finished!

Last year we spent many weeks painting on Signal Hill. This was another small painting done from a short way along the path leading off the car park.  I have also done a larger variation of this view which I will post at a later date.

This was another view of the pathways on Signal Hill where I have participated in so many painting sessions. and still I battle to photograph paintings!  The gloss of this one has interferred with the colour somewhat. I have just discvovered an incredable website called Wet Canvas and have had the most amazingly mind bending morning learning from the wise words of other artists.  If any of you get the chance, go and have a look at this very extensive website.

This painting was done on one of our outings to Signal Hill on a beautiful misty morning.

Being very short of time at the moment I have put in three weeks worth of en plein air paintings. This is the first. This mountain of ours is very imposing! These were all done from the Tafelberg Road parking lot. This was the second painting from the following week. The first was a total write off! These things happen, and I am learning to live with it. Then came Tuesday the 5th May!!!! The mist came swirling in over the saddle betweenSignal Hill and Lions Head. It came roaring up through the City and over Devils peak. This was the most amazing painting day. We couldn't get our easels up and functioning fast eough. Butterflies in the tummy! You could smell the mist while you painted! What an experience!!!! I managed to do two paintings. The first facing Signal Hill, which was invisable, and the second facing Devils Peak, which kept on disappearing. All the above are very small, 285mm by 200mm. I feel more comfortable at the moment painting small. The last two painti...