Chalk deposits, Botany Bay, Kent

Comments

Lovely light, composition and textures. Beautifully done.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 13 Oct 13:17:32

Thank you. It is a most colourful spot with strong coloured sand.

Posted by Alix Baker on Thu 13 Oct 13:59:59

Thank you, Michael. Yes, the 'sludge' mark on the chalk cliff is a useful bit of colour for a painting!

Posted by Alix Baker on Thu 13 Oct 14:31:26

Great brush marks, great light.

Posted by Willie Drea on Thu 13 Oct 20:21:46

Actually almost all knife work, Willie.

Posted by Alix Baker on Thu 13 Oct 22:49:12

The others are right - it's all about the light! Well done!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 14 Oct 01:58:20

Linda, thanks for commenting. Light or variations of it make or break a painting. Not always easy to get right but this place seems always to make it a bit easier for the artist!

Posted by Alix Baker on Fri 14 Oct 08:27:48

Great impressionistic piece!

Posted by Laurence De-Netto on Thu 20 Oct 09:10:13

Thank you, Laurence. I haven't lifted a paintbrush since due to exhibiting or running an exhibition. Can't wait to get back to the easel! Kind comments really help the enthusiasm.

Posted by Alix Baker on Thu 20 Oct 10:12:54

Hang on Studio Wall

13/10/2016

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There are always lumps of chalk in the shallow water and, occasionally, higher up the beach if the sea has been rough. The contrast with the sand is what attracted me.

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Alix Baker

After art school in London I spent several years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Busy jobs suspended my art side and eventually I left to devote more time to it. For the greater part of my art career I was one of the UK's leading military artists specialising in military dress through the…

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