Glassy wave watching series
How many times have you lost yourself in the moment watching glassy, smooth waves calmly rolling onto a sandy beach? One of the joys of being an outdoor painter and a surfer, is the double pleasure of studying waves. Surf checks merge into swell inspired painting sessions. The combination of soothing sounds and reflective […]
Enjoy the beach every day of the year!
2020 Steve PP Fine Art Calendar. Contemporary Coastal Impressionist paintings by Steve PP. Enjoy a different Steve PP painting for every month of the year. Ready to hang on your wall. Twelve gloss images, spiral bound one per month on 230gms paper. Each month comes with a month to view planner below the painting. *Calendars […]
Further on down the coast
Ten reasons why I love working outdoors and painting from nature – Part Two. What does being a painter on the North Devon coast mean to me? 3. “Step Outside”- Combesgate Beach Getting out of your comfort zone. Getting out of your comfort zone can really test you. This one definitely took me to the […]
Ten good reasons to love the North Devon Coast
Come on a journey with me to discover ten reasons why I love the North Devon Coast – Part One. Ten good reasons to love the North Devon Coast. Inspired by journeys along the South West Coast Path searching for surf spots in the 1990’s as a 30 year old surfer. I revisited ten of the […]
Where is your happy place?
Just the delicate tinkle of a tiny wave occasionally cascading across sand made from millions of broken shells, ground into shiny pieces that glint in the early morning sunshine. The far cry of a gull soaring on the sea breeze that is still cool, seaweed briny smell hanging in the air. This is my happy […]
Bring some colour from the coast into your home.
As we near the Christmas holidays, I look back on a year that has been full of colour from the coast. A long hot Summer, filled with a plentitude of beach painting days. An Autumn that involved a trip to the beautiful lake District, to paint live in front of thousands of people over […]
Happy Summer Solstice!
So today is the Summer Solstice. The word solstice comes from latin words sol (sun) and sistere (standing still) because the path of the sun seems to come to a stop before moving back the other way in direction. I always get confused when it’s described as Midsummer’s day. This is because Midsummer comes from […]
“Painting Portugal” – The Algarve Coast in Watercolours.
Painting Portugal “Painting Portugal” – The Algarve Coast in Watercolours. Join me on a trip to the beautiful Algarve, choose from a selection of watercolour travel sketches painted on location along this inspiring coastline, full of dramatic sandy coves carved from the sandstone cliffs. Kissed by the Portuguese sun and cooled by the Atlantic […]
Croyde Bay Days
Croyde Bay Days There’s a sweet spot in my heart for that little village and beach and those black run “A frame” peaks at low tide. Croyde Bay was home for years before I moved over the hill to Woolacombe and it still pulls me back every once in awhile for those punchy waves and […]
Morte Point Sunset – Plein Air Demo
Morte Point Sunset Plein Air Watercolour Demo with Steve PP. It’s been an absolute joy having this spell of warm late Spring weather and being able to get out and enjoy painting along the coast.Enjoy my latest trip out onto the stunning Morte Point. It was a beautiful warm evening with seabirds gliding along below […]