When the Boats Come In, Newlyn

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Seagulls Alice, you need seagulls. Anywhere there's fish...(-: Seriously, it's a fine painting but ( In my opinion, I add) a couple of figures maybe, or a few seagulls hovering would really finish it off. They only need to be hinted at and I hope you don't mind the comment. (Seagulls are my trademark) (-: Jim.

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 22 Oct 19:13:47

Love your treatment of the wound sail and seeing St Michael's Mount in the background. I hate seagulls! Great painting.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Mon 22 Oct 19:25:55

Marvellous painting, Alice. Goodness knows how you did the rigging. Bri

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Mon 22 Oct 19:38:39

You can certainly walk into this, love the brown sail running across the bottom.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Mon 22 Oct 19:50:29

very nice Alice, lovely colours of the bins with the nets very well painted and your usual detail

Posted by David Johns on Mon 22 Oct 19:53:48

Difficult subject, well painted, Alice

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Mon 22 Oct 21:47:18

Thank you so much for your comments. I suffer from a lot of self-doubt, so to hear your encouragement really helps :)

Posted by Alice Hole on Thu 25 Oct 10:08:08

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22/10/2018

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I love seeing all of the boats and fishing equipment in the harbours around Cornwall. There’s a real sense of history I get from walking around these beautiful ports. You can hear the echoes of fishermen through the years as they unload their catch. I hope I’ve captured that atmosphere in this painting...

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Alice Hole

As an artist, I can’t help but be constantly inspired by my surroundings in Cornwall where I live. I love the beautiful landscapes which change with the seasons, dramatic coastlines with vast skies, rolling turquoise seas and the historic mining towns with their quirky architecture and meandering…

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