First Port of Call, Porthleven
Original - image size: 100 x 71cm - acrylic on paper laminated onto deep edged cradled board
Print - image size: 38 x 27cm
Print - image size: 38 x 27cm
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In this painting I wanted to convey the feeling of a busy, working, Cornish harbour. I was interested in capturing the boats resting at different angles on the harbour bed at low tide, creating various positive and negative shapes. I love how there are many different surfaces and textures in this view with some highlighted in the bright Cornish sunlight, others thrown into deep shadow and some with interesting reflections of nearby objects. I enjoyed painting the way the boats, chains and ropes have been weathered over time with these ‘imperfections’ hinting at the journeys these vessels have taken. There is a sense of history and community in this view, that there have been fishing boats like these resting here for many centuries, all with stories to tell…
This painting has been a real labour of love for me! It has taken approximately 127 hours to create over a couple of months. It is the largest painting I have ever done in terms of surface area, but I wanted to keep that level of detail that I really enjoy and which I thought was important to the scene. As it was so detailed, there were many days when I could manage no longer than 2 or 3 hours per day. I hope that I’ve captured and managed to get across the atmosphere that I felt when I looked at this scene. |
