‘Calm evening at west pier’ Dun Laoghaire.

'Calm evening at west pier'

Boats and yachts have been an on going fascination of mine. You can see from this oil painting there’s a calmness in the water with the fine ripples in the water in the fore ground. The sky plays a part here also - as this reflects in the water. This is called ‘harmony’: a blending of colours if you like. One thing i did get wrong: the blue yacht on the fore ground right - it’s bobbing too strongly for such calmness! These ‘fine details’ can be seen by the professional painter or critical observer. Why am i telling you this? Because showing an amateur it’ll teach you to look hard at each stage of your work in progress. Drawing skill, observation, and simplicity is the main key to producing a master piece - the rest will follow with practice and patients.