Leisure Painter - UK (2019 - Summer)

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ho doesn’t love a trip

to the seaside? If, like me,

you are not content to laze

in the sun then the biggest attraction

of a trip to the coast has to be the

fantastic scenery, and the Cornish

coast has more than its fair share.

One of the areas of Cornwall that

has been a favourite of my family

for more years than I dare to

mention, is the Lizard Peninsula with

picture-book villages and harbours,

and dramatic cliffs and coves.

Sitting on a harbour wall with my

sketchbook is my idea of heaven.

This old fisherman’s hut at Mullion

is a perfect example of the delights

of sketching on the coast (right). LP

Follow Jenny Kealstep by step as she paints an atmospheric

coastal scene of Cornwall, with a fisherman’s hut, boat and scenery

Atmosphere and light

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

nDevelop your drawing skills

nHow to ensure the focal point

stays the centre of attention

nPractise essential pastel

techniques

Pastel

Step 1 Initial drawing

Before you begin, consider the

composition as a whole. What will be

the focal point? Where is the light coming

from? What is the overall mood you want

to create and how much emphasis will

you give to the supporting features?

On a sheet of Fisher 400 Art paper, with

a very sharp charcoal pencil, lightly draw

the outline of the main features, checking

that the perspective and proportions

are correct. In this scene of the old

fisherman’s hut at Mullion in Cornwall,

the focal point is the hut and, drawn

from this angle, the perspective does not

present any challenge, as it is at eye level.

Demonstration t

Old Fisherman’s

Hut,Mullion

Youwillneed

nSurface

lFisher 400 Art Paper

12 x16in. (30x40cm)

n Soft Pastels

(in a variety of tints)

l Cobalt blue, cerulean,

rose madder, Naples

yellow, purple grey,

white, green grey, sap

green, grass green,

raw sienna, raw umber,

madder brown, red

grey and blue green

n Miscellaneous

l Charcoal pencil with

a sharp point

l Colour Shapers

Flat chisel Nos. 2 and 6

l Pastel pencils

White, terracotta,

burnt umber

Step 2 The sky

1 Block in the large areas of the sky

with light tints of cobalt blue, cerulean,

rose madder, Naples yellow, purple

grey and white.

2 Blend and soften the colours to fill the

grain of the paper, bringing the pastel over

the horizon and the outline of the other

adjoining features so that there will not

be a gap when you paint the next stage.

3 When you are happy with the combined

colours, add a touch more white to the

light side of the clouds to indicate the

direction of the light.

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Mullion Harbour, water-soluble graphite sketch done on location

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