Splashing Paint

Paintings, photograph's and thoughts of a wandering artist

NORTH TO SCOTLAND

Posted on October 5, 2018 by splashingpaint

All Images © John Lovett 2018

Following our workshop in the South of England, Dianne and I hired a car and set off north to Scotland via Wales and the East coast of England. We set off in fine, sunny weather, but part way through Wales things turned damp and cool, gradually deteriorating to wet and cold as we headed North into Scotland. This change in the weather made walking unpleasant, but the dramatic skies, fog and wet landscape sure made for some great photographs.

Exmoor Ponies

Young Exmoor Pony

North West across the water.

Bottom of the hill – Robin Hood’s Bay

Whitby Abbey

Forgotten Hull – Boddin Point

Bayside Cottage

Boddin Point Fisherman’s Hut

Stonehaven Sunrise

Across the Moorings – Stonehaven

Along The Shorehead Road – Stonehaven

Dunnottar Castle

Last Drinks – Lovat Arms Hotel – Beauly

Blanket Clouds
Winding down the mountain

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle

Small holes in the sky

Clearing

CORNWALL & THE COTSWOLDS

Posted on September 20, 2018 by splashingpaint

What a treat to have two weeks painting in Cornwall and The Cotswolds. Beautiful little villages, quaint stone buildings, historic old fishing ports and, amazingly, fantastic weather!

Rowing Boats – Stratford_Upon_Avon

Arden Hotel

Early morning – Cotswold country side

Painting in a meadow – Stow-on-the-Wold

Hobbit door – Stow on the Wold

Cotswolds – thatched roofs and stone walls

Horse trail through the woods

Castle Combe

Painting at Dartmouth Harbour

Dartmouth

Dartmouth as the tide goes out.

Ploughed fields and hedges

Painting on the jetty at Polperro

Polperro Harbour

Fishing boats – Polperro

Mevagissey Harbour

This beautiful old fishing boat was to be our painting subject, but the thought of being scrutinised by 20 painters was too much. She sailed off just as we were about to start!

Clouds over Mevegissey

Small boats ferrying visitors to St Michael’s Mount at high tide.

St Michael’s Mount

Painting from the Hoe, Plymouth – From here, Sir Francis Drake watched the Spanish Armada drift past the mouth of the harbour as he finished his game of bowls.

Dining in Plymouth

Plymouth moped

Plymouth Prawn

WARWICK CASTLE

Posted on September 6, 2018 by splashingpaint

The history of Warwick Castle stretches back over 1000 years. It has been restored and repaired over that time and today is in fine shape. Ongoing maintenance is funded solely by ticket sales, helped by an impressive range of entertainment. These photos are from the daily reenactment of the War of the Roses held on a field outside the castle wall.