OIl Paintings – Marloes Gallery

Kete Cottage

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Kete Cottage
An attractive house, beside the lane which runs down to Saint Anne’s Head: wonderful views, but open to every wind! Now it is surrounded by farmland; its immediate neighbour used to be HMS Harrier, a “stone frigate” as Royal Navy shore establishments were called. Here, Fleet Air Arm pilots and air base personnel were trained in navigation, communication, and air traffic control. To an untrained eye, little evidence of Harrier is to be seen now.
Oil on panel October 2016
12” x 12” Private collection

Lindsway Bay

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Lindsway Bay
The local beach for St Ishmaels: quite a tricky descent, but well worth it! Good for swimming, nearly always smooth sand as shown here; pretty good for beachcombing. It lies opposite the entrance to Milford Haven; this view looking south-west shows Dale Fort on the point at the far side of the Dale Roads anchorage. Painted in May 2017, during a spell of remarkably artist-friendly weather!
Oil on panel
12” x 18”

Crystal Rollers

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Crystal Rollers
Painted in high summer, quite a few years ago. When the water is gin-clear and tall waves are coming in to break with a tumble close to the shore, the sea takes on such a glassy look, in each luminous moment before that crashing collapse turns all to snow-bright foam. The sound is distinct at such a time, too: especially crisp, it seems, carrying well inland on the breeze.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Albion Morning

We have been having a long spell of sunny weather, with mostly light winds but the air keeping pretty cool. Back in June 2011 there was a similar pattern – except, the days were warm. So it was very comfortable painting this picture down on Albion Sands quite early in the morning; and quite early in the morning it had to be, to get the midsummer sun lighting the north side cliffs of Gateholm island.

Oil on panel 12″ x 24″

Rosemary Russet

It is blossom time, and my Rosemary Russet apple tree is looking its best; so, here is a painting from a few years ago. Rosemary Russets are lovely eating apples, quite sharp and well flavoured. They are relatively smooth as russets go: nothing like the sharkskin feel of an Egremont Russet!

Oil on panel
8″ x 8″
Private collection