Running from the sea
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Oil on board, 10" x 12". Holiday season again, and we came home equipped with dozens of sketches and photos of the children on the beach. This one is an early morning shot of my daughter running from the waves at Challaborough Cove. I took some advice with this one - a couple of years ago, on this site, someone suggested I used a crimson ground, and I have to admit it's worked a treat. As an underpainting I used the atelier acrylics which, I think are great for the task, and I was halfway thinking to complete the picture in acrylics. However the flexibility and manoeverability of oils won the day.
About the Artist
Ian Black
Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…
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