Following the lifting of our long lockdown I took myself off to Cornwall and Norfolk, how I captured them in paint. So exciting, after being stuck at home for so long is an interesting story.
Way back in 2019 I had arranged a trip to Cornwall to paint watercolours with friends in the spring of 2020. Well we all know what happened next, and the first opportunity to get back to Cornwall was June 2021.
First an ink and wash drawing. People keep telling me how much they love these, and why don’t I do more of them. This shows an old barn at a pretty village called St Tudy. It was a baking hot day so I positioned myself in the churchyard, sheltered by large trees. On the right is Trevone bay, on the north coast, looking down from the cliffs.
Where i found a ship being unloaded at low tide. Then on to the sand dunes at Waxham on the east coast, on another boiling hot day, where I met some artist friends. One of whom, Paul Alcock, caught me at work, together with Richard Bond. Click photo to see Paul’s website. My painting shows the village with it’s medieval tythe barns and church. See alsohttps://julianlovegroveart.com/painting-the-norfolk-broads-one-of-britains-forgotten-national-parks/ here