Calm Water

Calm Clear Water
Watercolour on Paper
280mm x 190mm (11" x 7.5")

Calm Water is the third topic in the "The Look of Transparency" - Chapter 3 of Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice.

The need to stay at home to combat coronavirus simplifies the decision about whether to paint from life or photographs. It suits me because my current inclination is to experiment with technique by painting inside.

The Bathing House on the Sharpham Estate
Ink and Watercolour
Moleskine A4 Watercolour Album
297mm x 210mm (11.69" x 8.27")

Both of these scenes are from our holidays. I took the photo of the Bathing House on the Sharpham Estate from the Dartmouth to Totnes river cruise – shortly before Doris let herself down. Elaine tidied things up before anyone noticed – even me. In Doris’ defence she was a young puppy on her first holiday adventure. She wouldn't do anything like that now - fingers crossed. You can rent the Bathing House as a romantic holiday getaway (The Bathing House at Sharpham House). It looks idyllic, but they don’t accept dogs, so it’s not an option for us.

The picture at the top of the post is of the river Otter between Otterton Mill (where we had sandwiches on bread made from the flour they mill) and the coast. I’m not sure what sort of fish this is. I’m guessing a trout, but who knows?