The Calm Before The Storm

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A real beauty Peter I can see why you enjoyed it so much

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Fri 21 Jul 13:05:02

Nice work Pete. Good topic (-:

Posted by Jim Morris on Fri 21 Jul 13:56:37

Exceptional work on the Tall ship! Really nice!

Posted by Skylar Brown on Fri 21 Jul 14:13:09

Beautifully painted Pete.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 21 Jul 14:21:52

Thanks Dennis, Jim and Skylar. Appreciate your comments.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 14:33:45

Thanks again Margaret.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 14:34:10

Nice work Peter although not come across les Spence, however Rick Stein is still going strong in Padstow if you get peckish and can afford his prices.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 21 Jul 14:46:36

Thanks Alan. Always appreciate your comments. I'm not big on seafood (as opposed to see food.... that's different). I'm not sure whether Les is still actively painting as he is well into his 80's now.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 15:14:36

I love sailing ships and this is beautifully done, Pete. Looks like everything is nicely squared away!

Posted by Wib Dawson on Fri 21 Jul 15:37:33

Thanks Wib. Appreciate it.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 15:45:04

This is a real beauty Pete. I love the cloud formation with the moon shining on the tops. That sailing boat is wonderful. Well, in fact, this whole painting is great.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Fri 21 Jul 15:52:41

Thanks Adele. Lovely to hear from you.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 16:06:43

Love this atmospheric , dramatic painting. Your treatment of colour is very subtle Pete.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 21 Jul 16:49:23

Thanks Carole. It was a fairly limited palette of Burnt Umber, Ultramarine, Titanium White, Cad Red, Cad Yellow, Cad Orange.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 17:22:19

A very nice picture Pete, well painted it has a lovely calm about it.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Fri 21 Jul 17:36:50

Thanks a lot Barry.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 17:57:53

Mood and atmosphere abound Pete, love the limited palette.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 21 Jul 19:32:26

My thanks Fiona. Always a pleasure to hear from you.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 20:18:14

Love the atmospheric drama and your colour palette Pete

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 21 Jul 20:22:01

Lovely, Pete.

Posted by Shirley May on Fri 21 Jul 20:53:59

My thanks Shirley.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 21 Jul 21:06:35

Nice one Peter

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Fri 21 Jul 22:56:02

Thank you Maureen.

Posted by Pete Batho on Sat 22 Jul 05:58:26

Beautiful Pete, there must be a great story to go with this.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 22 Jul 09:13:51

Thank you Carole. If only my writing skills were as pronounced................

Posted by Pete Batho on Mon 24 Jul 14:16:37

Hang on Studio Wall

21/07/2017

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Acrylic on Galeria paper. 20" x 16". Finished this off today. It's inspired by a Les Spence painting. Les Spence used to work out of Padstow under the name of 'Jason'. I always admired his work and when we holidayed in Cornwall we always made a beeline for his Gallery. I loved to watch him paint and spent many hours pouring over his work in the gallery. Sadly, he closed the gallery in the '80s and Padstow was never the same after that.

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Pete Batho

Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…

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