Reflections of the Oldenburg
The MS Oldenburg is the supply and passenger ferry for the island of Lundy, sailing mostly from Bideford. In the Autumn of 2019 after very heavy rain Bideford quay had many large puddles. As so often happens after storms the sun came out and the wind dropped. With this quieting of the weather the undisturbed puddle adjacent to the Oldenberg created a perfect mirror.
Having captured the moment in drawings and photographs, I used the work to develop my techniques for painting the reflections and details of the composition.
The large quayside puddle made a perfect mirror reflecting the ship.
Painting all the surface detail of the ship presented an enjoyable contrast to the broader areas of painting.
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.
Reflections of the Oldenburg - 2020
Original Pete Newell paintings available for sale
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