Sailing on the River Exe at Topsham watercolour painting en plein air Metal Print

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'Summer evening on the River Exe' is an en plein air watercolour painting. One early evening in late August 2019, I ventured to Topsham for a spot of dinner. The restaurant didn't open for half and hour, so I made use of the time by creating this little watercolour study. Standing in the evening sun, behind the antiques shop on the Quay in Topsham, I propped my easel on a post at the river's edge and applied sweeping washes of watercolour and rolled a big round brush across the painting to quickly establish the sky, clouds, distant landscape and river. Once this had dried (very quickly in the breezy conditions) I used watercolour marker pen to draw

New work and videos uploaded every Sunday. Based in Exeter UK, Mike regularly ventures into the countryside to find inspiration for his animal and landscape paintings which show at Gloss in Exeter, the Tavistock Art Gallery (Tavistock, Devon), the Cove's Quay Gallery (in Salcombe, South Devon) and at the ArtFrame Gallery (in Plymouth). 2010 The Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset 2010 'Are You Looking At Me?' (one man show) The Picture House, Exeter 2010 'Animal Instincts' (one man show) The Trowbridge Gallery, Castle Cary, Somerset 2011 'Scenes from the Southwest' (one man show) Exeter Central Library 2011 The Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset 2011 'Highly Commended' in the Patchings 2011 National Art...