Boats At Penberth Cove
Watercolour on Arches NOT paper. 140lb. 1/2 Imperial. I am indebted to John Warren for the photo taken from PaintMyPhoto. I've tried to make it slightly Contre-Jour (against the light) as the original light source was from the right, mainly because the sky was a bit bland in the photo. Not quite sure if I've pulled it off though. I used a fairly limited palette of Burnt and Raw Siennas, Cobalt Cerulean and Ultramarine Blues, Aureolin, Rose Madder, Cad red and yellow and a bit of white gouache.
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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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