Rochester,visions of 1937,.A Sunderland flying boat makes it’s maiden flight.

Hi All

Another dreary November day, more rain and not much golf!

We seem to be having a very wet early Winter this year and as the leaves fall into ever increasing piles my mind wandered to all the lovely places that Kent has to offer all year round.

I thought I would see how many watercolour paintings I have produced over the past few years and it seems there are a lot, over 70 in fact and many have been in various posts in the past.

So here is post dedicated to Kent, our home County of England.

I hope you will enjoy seeing some of them.

Lets start in Hastings, such a famous town and still noted for its fishing fleet located on the “Stad”, or beach.

Fishing Boats at Hastings

Fishing boats at Hastings

More fishing boats at Hythe and Littestone

Towards the East are The White Cliffs, Dover and at South Foreland Lighthouse

Dover from the Cruise Ship Terminal. 15 inches by 6.5.

South Foreland Lighthouse on the Cliffs

And further to the East the traditional seaside town of Broadstairs

Broadstairs 18 inches by 14

Nearby on the Isle of Thanet, the most easterly point of Kent, and there we find is Margate, famous for it association with WM Turner.

Margate sunset 14 inches by 10

Towards the Swale and Thames Estuaries is Faversham, a very old town famous for Barges and its old buildings. There are many creeks in this area and boats and barges are often moored there.

Barge as Oare, near Faversham

Barges and Barge races are common around the Kent coast. Here are couple of watercolours of some barges

Barges racing in the Thames Estuary

The 2016 Medway Barge Race

Inland lies the great city of Canterbury with its magnificent Cathedral

Mist over the City of Canterbury

Sketch of Canterbury Cathedral

In spring Kent is famous for the beautiful Blue woods and the rolling countryside around Horsmonden

Bluebells

Near Horsmonden

i have posted before about the famous Oast Houses of the South of England, and Kent especially

Here is just one  watercolour

Kentish Oasts

And finally back to winter, no snow yet but will there be some for Christmas?

Oasts in the Snow

The gardens at Sissinghurst Castle.

Well I hope you have enjoyed this quick visit to Kent,The Garden of England,so I will leave you with a final image of Sissinghurst castle and it’s beautiful gardens.

Come and visit Kent sometime, there is so much to see and enjoy. 

And so many more watercolours, I may venture to part 2!

Happy travelling

Brian