Albion Dock, Bristol
The Albion Dock particularly appealed to me because of the complex roof structure juxtaposed with the reflections in the water. The roof performs like a proscenium arch framing the background reducing those details to a series of flat shapes again contrasting with the depth created by the perspective.
The work was made from two sets of drawings and observations, one made in the Autumn of 2020 the other made in early spring 2021. At the time of the second observations, although I had started the painting, the foreground boat had appeared and I felt it important to incorporate that boat.
This boat arrived after my initial observations. I felt that it and its reflections added another dimension to the composition.
The structure and walls of the dock on the together with a bright section of reflection made for a strong area of contrast. To focus on this area I kept the background building simple and geo metric.
Pete Newell talks about his paintings discussing his methodology, composition and process.
Pete's paintings are all made using good quality acrylics on professional standard linen or cotton canvases such as those by Winsor and Newton. They have warp resistant kiln-dried, bevelled solid pine stretcher bars. The canvases are archival and acid free. Each painting is varnished with appropriate acrylic varnish and simply framed by Pete. The frames are easily removed if a purchaser wishes to re-frame a painting.
The paintings on this website are all nautical or maritime in their subject matter. Pete does have paintings embracing other subjects and he can show you these using either Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp.
His paintings are all for sale. Selling is an interesting point for artists. Pete's belief is that "painting is communication and that to complete the creative circle one's art needs to have an audience to communicate to." The act of selling is to complete that creative circle.
Albion Dock, Bristol - 2021
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