Art Blog

From 2023 the news area of Realview Photography is being repurposed as an art blog. It aims to chart my art journey providing feedback on progress, techniques and materials. Blogging proved to be useful for the development of my photography and I hope to gain the same benefit for my artwork.

Realview photography blog remains on blogspot. Please follow the Realview Blog tab which links directly to my current photographs and activities.

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Kombu Brush
03rd June 2026 - 0 comments
In: Digital Art, Art, Procreate
These are a couple of quick digital paintings I completed in Procreate on my iPad…


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Loose Yachts
02nd June 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Watercolour
My recent post about sketching boats reminded me of a watercolour painting of yachts…


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Sketching Boats
31st May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Drawing
I don’t sketch enough…


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More on Photo Art…
26th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Digital Art, Rebelle 8, Photo Art, Artrage
As a follow on from my last post I will cover a number of different apps that produce photo art…


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Photo Art
25th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Digital Art, Rebelle 8, Photo Art
Someone once said, “I like photographs that look like art and art that looks like photographs.”


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Master Study
24th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Master Study, Watercolour
Following up on yesterday’s post, I’ve recently completed a master’s study of a Rowland Hilder coastal scene.


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Still Life
23rd May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Neocolor II, Master Study, Art
This is a copy of a Pierre Bonnard still life completed with Caran d’Ache neo-colour II crayons…


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River Teign
22nd May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Watercolour
A second watercolour of the River Teign at Shaldon…


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River Teign at Low Tide
18th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Watercolour
A quarter sheet size watercolour of the River Teign at low tide on Saunders Waterford (NOT) paper…


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Labrador Bay
08th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Digital Art, Art, Rebelle 8
A digital painting of Labrador Bay was completed on a PC using Rebelle 8…


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Langstone Rock
07th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Digital Art, Art, Procreate
This digital painting of Langstone Rock, viewed from Dawlish Warren, was created using Procreate on the iPad…


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Red Cliffs
04th May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Oils
A small oil painting (7x5 inches) capturing the distinctive red Teignmouth breccia cliff face reflected in the wet sand of Holcombe Beach.


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River Teign
03rd May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Gouache
The River Teign at the Passage House Inn, painted outdoors with gouache…


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Holcombe Road in Acrylic Goauche
02nd May 2026 - 0 comments
In: Acrylic Gouache, Art
A sketchbook spread of Holcombe Road, completed with Holbein acrylic gouache…


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Polly Steps
29th April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Gouache
The view from Polly Steps in Teignmouth, painted outdoors in gouache (approx 16x12cm).


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Rolling Waves
25th April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Gouache
Rolling waves on the seafront in Dawlish painted with gouache…


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Shower Over Holcombe
24th April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Gouache
A shower over Holcombe, painted with gouache on beige paper…


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Dartmoor Watercolour
23rd April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Watercolour
A Dartmoor inspired watercolour…


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Stamford Bridge
19th April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Art, Watercolour
Stamford Bridge, Lincolnshire in watercolour…


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Hole Head Digital Painting
14th April 2026 - 0 comments
In: Digital Art, Rebelle 8, Art
A digital painting of Hole Head and the Parson and Clerk at Holcombe using the bristle brushes on a canvas surface in Rebelle 8…


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