Morning Light, Aldeburgh Beach

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What a lovely sketch, simple yet really atmospheric.

Posted by Annie Davenport on Tue 31 Oct 11:07:15

Nice light in this sketch David, Love it

Posted by David Johns on Tue 31 Oct 12:26:32

lovely sketch David thats the view I saw in the summer lovely hazy quality of light

Posted by David Harrison on Tue 31 Oct 15:06:49

So lovely David.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 31 Oct 15:38:14

Lovely loose and interesting sketch David.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 31 Oct 19:54:42

Consider it captured!

Posted by Tony Auffret on Tue 31 Oct 21:59:58

I love Aldeburgh, it still seems to retain the atmosphere of a working fishing beach, despite the takeover of its housing and shops by London yuppies and luvvies. Just 4 colours in the mixes here: cobalt, light red, raw sienna and a touch of cad red.

Posted by David Whitehead on Wed 01 Nov 09:54:39

You really captured that light! Like those soft and calm washes on the sky and the beach.

Posted by Detlef Brucker on Tue 11 Feb 22:54:02

Glad you like it, Detlef. Thank you for taking the time to look at my earlier paintings, too.

Posted by David Whitehead on Wed 12 Feb 08:18:56

Hang on Studio Wall

31/10/2017

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A quick pen & wash sketch, trying to capture that elusive East Coast morning light.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the…

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