The End of 2023 , and a Happy New Year for 2024
Salisbury Cathedral
Hi Everybody
2023 has been a pretty busy year for my watercolour painting.
With over 90 watercolours and sketches completed and quite a few new destinations explored I have had a lot of fun. Lucky I am retired!
I hope that 2024 will be as good for my painting and rather better from some personal issues. Maybe, just, maybe a bit more peaceful across the World as well.
It would be too long a post to cover them all so I have selected some to reprise for this post.
It has been a good yoear too as I have been lucky enough to have some watercolours in a few exhibitions here in Kent, and whilst sales haven’t been high it is nevertheless very rewarding to know others are , hopefully , enjoying my work. On line sales have been low too, probably as a result if the current economic situations.
So here are a selection of this past years effirts, many have been on the posts before but gathered together this way may be interesting for you to see.
Studio and larger Watercolours
Kent
Lake District Buttermere
Fair Head
Mournes from Murlough Bay
The Regatta
Leigh on sea dawn
Scotney Castle
Rye from the Marshes
Bluebell Woods
Bluebell Woods
Antibes
Drôme le Provencal
Lake Windermere
In The Lake District
Pin Mill 64 by 30
Sketches and Pen and Wash Watercolours
Mousehole
West Malling 1890
Augusta the 12th
Provence Pont Madame
In the Peak District
Peak District
Coombesgate Bay Devon
Semi abstract and very large Watercolours
Bamburgh Castle
Irish cottages by the sea
The Lighthouse 80 by 20 cms
Fens, 80 by20 cms
The Shore
The Mourne Mountains
Dawn
The Beach
Bamburg Castle Dawn
We are looking forward to 2024 and with some further a field travels planned I hope there will be lots of opportunities for more painting and Blog Posts too.
I have also been asked to do a few demonstarions to painting groups and I now feel confident enough to take on these skighlty daunting tasks. Painting and talking about the orocess to other very competenet artusts will be n exciting challenge.
in April I will be mounting a month ling solo show of my Paintings at aLibrary in Crambrookin Kent and I am really looking forward to that, and I hope to continue to exhilit at some local Galleries. What fun!
The past year also saw me try painting some semi abstract watercolours and I plan to continue with more of these from time to time.
Large ,over one metre, watercolours are tricky but very exciting as the speed of the work has to be quite high, watch this space for some more
In the mean time Best Wishes for 2024
Happy Travelling
Brian
Buying my Watercolours
Most available watercolours can be seen on http://www.artfinder.com/brianswatercolours
Some are also for sale on http://www.artgallery.com
In Kent in the UK some watercolours and prints are being exhibited and are for sale at “The Drawing Room Gallery” in West Malling and at The Creek Gallery in Faversham.
Or email me and I can advise how to purchase anything you see if it is still available and of course Commissions can n be made through Artfinder too!
Brian
Posted on December 30, 2023, in Antrim Coast, Arlington Woods, Augusta National Golf Course, Bamburgh Castle, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, England, Extra wide watercolours, Ireland, Kent in the UK, Landscape, Paintings from our travels, Provence, Rye in East Sussex, Seascapes, The Cote d'Azur, The English Lake District, The Lake District, The Masters Golf at Augusta, Watercolours, Watercolours of Mountains and tagged Landscape, Paintings from our travels, Seascapes, Watercolours. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Hi Brian Happy New Year! I have continued to enjoy all your posts about your travels and your beautiful watercolors. It is so fun to see where you have been and the watercolors that come from your travels. May 2024 have many more fun travels for you and more watercolors to share with us. I feel like I am on a mini holiday with you and enjoying the travels and history too.
Hi Vuctotia
Many thanks
Brian
Happy new year Brian
Beautiful work!
Happy New Year my friends!
David
Many thanks David
Our best wishes to you
Brian
Your work is beautiful, thanks for the inspiration. May 2024 be prolific!
Happy New Year Brian and all the best for 2024 to you and your family. I have enjoyed perusing your paintings – especially the wide ones. It’s always fun to try new approaches.
I am currently painting a new series on mountainscapes because I want to have an exhibition in the summer and I need new material. However, it is a challenge to find enough time in the day to really make some headway. Now that Christmas and New Years are over, I am looking forward to some devoted painting time.
I came across some watercolour markers that came in a large variety of colours. You just wet the paper where you want to paint and then use the marker. I haven’t tried mixing colours yet with them – that will come later. They are kind of bulky to hold in your hand and they have a rather thick nib. I did try using one for shading along a border line and that seemed to work well but I don’t think they will replace my lovely fine point round brushes. Most likely I will end up letting my granddaughter experiment with them – haha.
Anyway, lovely to see your work as always,
Kathryn
Many thanks Kathryn
Interesting about thosemarkers,i havent come across them here.. good luck with the exhibition too
Best regards
Brian