My landlady warned me that the weather was going to change on Saturday afternoon. But still I went for a walk to the beach. Wow it was windy – sand got in everything including my paints. These two guys didn’t seem to care though – several times they were lifted up into the air on their kites.
Sat-7-Mar-2020
Here is another non-Christmassy sketch from our trip to Casa Amara – this one done on the beach, in the drizzle…hence the white splotches over the paint. On the right is a dog curled up – though my daughter thought it was a pumpkin and my wife thought it was a dwarf!
Sun-22-Dec-2019
Here is another sketch at Casa Amara – its built on the cliff so this little inimitable pool has a spectacular view (thats the sea to the right – looking rather grey). In the background the staff were setting up tables for our evening meal – what a fantastic spot.
Sat-21-Dec-2019
Here is the first of my weekend sketches – done just at the edge of Grace Bay, after taking a long walk along the beach. Struggling to get to grips with painting the sand!
Sat-23-Nov-2019
Here is the second sketch I did on my Saturday walk down the beach (I can’t say that beaches are my favourite thing to sketch – I always struggle to get the idea of surf and waves). It’s a beautiful part of the island – I had the place all to myself apart from 1 or 2 other walkers/strollers. In the background is the famous Grace Bay beach…in my opinion rapidly being spoilt by over-development. But of course if you are staying in one of the resorts there, looking out, you only see the beautiful sea and beach, so may have a different perspective!
Sat-16-Nov-2019
Yesterday I walked to the beach near my place – which apparently is called pelican beach…though of course, no pelicans around. I wanted to take a nice long walk from this point towards Grace Bay, but found the way blocked by some landowners sea defences, built right down to the water. Perhaps at low tide it’s possible to walk along the sand. Anyway I did this hurried sketch and went back to the road to find a way to get on the beach further down.
Sat-16-Nov-2019
Here is my final sketch at Portulano – this is my second post today as I have a backlog of drawings to share. You can tell by the title that it was hot sketching that day – but at least I did manage to avoid getting sunburnt! In the foreground is another of the seats made out of an old tyre – they also had tables and plant pots made in the same way. The chairs were quite comfortable, very heavy and perfect for a beach front resort as they seemed indestructible!
Sun-21-Apr-2019
Still posting sketches done in Portulano Resort! This one may be a bit hard to make out – there is so much going on, so to explain: in the foreground on the right is a chair made out of an old tyre (painted blue), an upturned boat on the left and in the background is a big semi-circular inflatable which is towed by a speedboat as people lay on it and hang on to straps….we didn’t go on this by the way! I had to add the colour of this later as the shade I was sitting in disappeared.
Sun-21-April-2019
Here is another sea view at Portulano Resort – this one done from one of the many lounge areas. I felt I did a better job of painting the sea in this one.
Sat-20-Apr-2019