Strange Light
This painting came about after an early morning walk on Bideford Quay. The sun was slowly rising over the opposite bank, which was mostly still in the dark, some lights still on. I made some on the spot sketches, very quick as it was cold. I made more in the studio.
What was intriguing was how the boats and other items on the bank appeared flattened, almost like theatre sets. The river was inky smooth. I started the canvas with a block in of my black, not a commercial black paint, but a mixture of cadmium red and yellow plus ultramarine and red phthalo blue. I find black too harsh; my recipe is harmonious with other colours.
As the painting developed it reached a state which captured the light but by retaining the darkness, the whole composition took on an eeriness which I felt embraced the moment.
The reflections in the still water of the blue houseboat become solid slabs of colour fractured by gently moving ripples.
The Daniel Adams which was the subject of another painting and is seen here as part of this composition, because of the light, the ship appears as a series of flat sections of paint.
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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.
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Strange Light - 2019
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| Medium: Acrylic on canvas | ||
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