New Work (watercolour) Yachts & Church

'Optimus Boats at Motor Yacht Club'( Dun Laoire)

I did this watercolour about two weeks ago - again, working ‘on the spot’. I loved the dark sky against the light coloured hulls of the boats. These boats are ( to me) like ‘dancers’ in the water. The images of these boats on the water with the hulls reflected on the water are abstracted and colourful - the long masts are also like spears jagged with the rippling of the water. These Optimus type boats…(i may need correction here of their correct names…) are sailed mostly by teenagers and younger children in the harbour on weekends and holidays. To see them in the harbour with there sails lifted is amazing, with added colours in the canvas sails.

'Baptist Church, Grange Rd, Rathgar'

This was a watercolour painted on a wonderful Sunday not so long ago. I painted it in my car passenger seat! It’s my portable studio! I was totally struck by the different buildings with the lovely colours of the foliage, etc. The cast shadows played a factor too. It’s not a composition every artist would be struck by. The Church itself was beautiful in appearance against  the back drop of the mature trees.