The promised rain held off for our @Southendpleinaire meet up today by the Queen Victoria statue on Clifton Parade. It was also significantly warmer than our last session, though still coat weather!
water, colour, ink and paper agua, color, tinta y papel
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Southend City Day
Saturday, 1st of March 2025 marked the third anniversary of Southend been given city status. The high street was packed with various events, music, dance and a group of us who painted. The day started out really cold with a frost but the sun came out so we warmed up a bit. I made a concertina sketch book and managed to fill it quite quickly. I landed up staying on the Royal Terrace and doing a panoramic view though my original intention had been to draw some of the lovely buildings on the high street.
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Another chilly session
We met up in St Johns Church yard on what had started out as a bright sunny morning. The sun disappeared, the wind picked up and the day just got colder and colder.
Sunday, 19 January 2025
A chilly start to painting in 2025
The first meet up today in Chalkwell Park. It was bitterly cold. I got to use my Christmas present that my brother in law made for me. It worked a treat!
Thursday, 16 January 2025
The last of 2024
I have been lax about posting the last of our plein air outings. Hadleigh Castle in October, I chose possibly the most exposed bit of Essex to sit and paint! The wellness garden beside Southend Museum in November and a Jazz session at the Royal Hotel in Southend just before Christmas.
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
A charity fund raiser organised by Andy Downes
To raise money for cancer research Andy organised a life drawing session with model in full Ghost Busters regalia.