Paintings of Coogee - effect of light conditions on the subject

After all the rain in Sydney it was good to get out in the sun again.  Visited Coogee beach on a lovely sunny day and did a small watercolour of the bright light hitting the surf life saving club and hotel.

Coogee, Sydney, Australia
Watercolour, ink & gauche on Strathmore 300gsm
5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21cm)

A few months ago I painted a larger oil showing the view just after the sun went down. The combination of the night light and ocean reflections provided stunning light & atmosphere.  Although the two were painted from a different viewpoint, they both feature the surf life saving club on the left and the Grand Pacific private hotel with the Barzooka restaurant to the right of it. (which incidentally is recommended for lunch and dinner)

Coogee Evening
Oil on Canvas
24 x  24 inches (60 x 60cm)

The same subject with two very different light conditions -  the uniqueness of a painting is very much about the prevailing light and atmosphere. Any views?

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Pearl Beach near Sydney, Australia.

 Every so often I participate in an art weekend with a group of friends, discussing painting methods, things that have inspired us, sharing ideas, watching art films, etc., etc.   A few weeks ago spent one of those wonderful weekend with friends who live at Pearl Beach, which is just north of Sydney, Australia. 
 

 My plein air (painted on site) paintings and sketches from that weekend, are shown below.  

Pearl Beach, near Sydney Australia
12 x 10 inches  (30 x 25cms)
Oil on board
 

It was a beautiful clear sunny day & we sat high on the rocks above, to paint this one. Evidently the name of the beach comes from the pearl shapes made by the waves in the wet sand.

The next day we descended to the beach where the light was quite different to yesterday, being quite dark and cloudy during the early morning. 







Pearl Beach
A couple of sketches using  watercolour pencil on paper

Pearl Beach Headland
A Oil on Canvas
12 x 10 inches  (30 x 25cms)


Four of our group will be attending the renowned Julian Merrow Smith's "Postcards from Provence"  plein air workshop in the south of France next year, which will be a wonderful experience.

 

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