Hastings Beach by Derek Snowdon

love your figures here Derek and this panting has a lovely fresh air feel to it as well

Thank you Ros, I do enjoy placing figures on the beach scenes.

another nice fresh painting Derek well done

Thanks Dennis.just need to get round to doing some proper paintings of choice sketches.

Another great lively sketch - love all the people. (What do you mean 'your lack of swim trunks' You weren't on the beach NAKED were you, lol!!)

P.S. Just seen your comment to Dennis. I think these sketches should remain as sketches and stand on their own. You may find you lose the liveliness if you try to tidy them up and translate them into a 'proper' paintings. I have the same dilemma, feeling that my sketches are just mucking about and that I should get down to some proper painting, but is this really a valid thing to think....?

Thanks Thea. I sat and baked in my shprts and tee shirt of course, mind you many years ago I would have gone in nekkid. The sketches are there for working up into paintings if I feel like it. They remain in my sketch book and are transferred properly on decent paper and materials. I thin it is valid.