Posts by: David
This type of building is really typical of a northern farm. A hundred years ago they must all have used the same blueprint. They seem to hug the landscape, probably to keep out of the wind and rain.
I have no politics, and no party, and no particular hope: only this is true, that beauty is very beautiful, and softens, and comforts, and inspires, and rouses, and lifts up, and never fails.
I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, never will be – in a light better than any light that ever shone – in a land no one can define or remember, only desire – and the forms divinely beautiful.
Acrylic on deep edge canvas. 30 x 40 inches. Unframed.
Winter landscapes are more subdued than other seasons but that lets textures and the occasional bright colours sing out the in the final painting. Dried grasses and distant trees give a velvety richness. The horizon provides a band of brightness that is the only [...]
Sketchbook page: Manorbier June 2011, originally uploaded by David Pott.
The quicker the sketch, the better sometimes. I wanted to catch the bright reflections and constant movement of the sea and the people
The North Beach at Whitby 2011. A watercolour from one of my very posh moleskine sketchbooks. Mind you, I ran out of water and ended up using lemonade to wet the paints. Shouldn’t call it a ‘watercolour’ really…
Here’s a photo of a portrait of @MrPaddyMcGrath. I’m about half way through – and this is the second version of the portrait. I lost my way with the first version, tried too hard to get a likeness at the expense of the freshness and life [...]
I like the bit where the concrete powder falls off the surface of the painting. It’s industrial and dramatic! This next clip features a seemingly abandoned city…
Do you want to have your portrait painted? I’m looking for volunteers in the Bolton or Horwich area who are able to come along to my studio and sit for a portrait. I can’t offer a fee but if you’re interested in being immortalised in paint, this could be your chance. You’ll [...]
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