Boat siesta (sesta), Oporto, Portugal by Alix Baker

2025 No2029 Boat siesta, Oporto, Portugal (30x30 cm acrylic) (1)

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Excellent painting, the boat is particularly good and beautifully drawn .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 30 Jan 18:26:21

Superb painting.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 30 Jan 19:22:16

Very good

Posted by Jo Morton on Thu 30 Jan 19:30:12

Brilliant!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 30 Jan 22:11:47

Extremely good Alix, full of interest and great use of colour

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 31 Jan 08:22:09

Very striking work Alix, I love how you’ve painted the water

Posted by Frank Bingley on Fri 31 Jan 08:43:45

Thank you so much, Dixie, Stephen, Jo, Carole, Heather and Frank. Re drawing of the boat: I spent ages drawing up the scene onto the board only to discover that I had prepared it for oils then stored it away. So after the pencil drawing I tried to sketch it up with acrylics and, of course, it didn't work! More hours drawing it all again onto another board. We suffer for our art!

Posted by Alix Baker on Fri 31 Jan 09:02:57

Super painting.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 31 Jan 09:24:31

Well observed and beautifully painted Alix.

Posted by George Cutter on Fri 31 Jan 10:48:28

Thanks, George and Christine. I keep looking at it to remind myself that sunlight does exist! None at home today and very gloomy so I'm going for another sunny subject. Local sheep, I think, for a change and it will weed out some of my notes from my walks amongst them.

Posted by Alix Baker on Fri 07 Feb 12:25:04

Hang on Studio Wall

30/01/2025

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This boat caught my eye not least because of the yellowish leaves looking like gold leaf that had blown onto the water. Always hard to decide what to paint on dark winter days, storm-lashed and wind-blown, so my mind turns to bright light and the feeling of warmth!

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Picture Size: 30 x 30 cm

About the Artist

Alix Baker

After art school in London and several years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, I left to devote my time to art. For most of my art career I was one of the UK's leading military artists specialising in military dress with a particular interest in campaigns dress. I worked on official…

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