Polly Steps
29th April 2026
The view from Polly Steps in Teignmouth, painted outdoors in gouache on beige paper(approx 16x12cm).
Painting outdoors is always a challenge. Time is limited; I started at about 6pm and worked for an hour. Being brief with the subject and simplifying details are essential. Painting small helps this process but there are limitations. For example, the rigging on the boats was too fine for the brushes I had with me – a lesson learned for next time.
Painting outdoors is always a challenge. Time is limited; I started at about 6pm and worked for an hour. Being brief with the subject and simplifying details are essential. Painting small helps this process but there are limitations. For example, the rigging on the boats was too fine for the brushes I had with me – a lesson learned for next time.