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| The Seven Sisters |
Just for a change the August Bank Holiday was a lovely hot sunny day.
Perfect weather for a trip to the coast and to one of my favourite places, Cuckmere Haven in East Sussex.
Here you find the iconic view of the coastguard cottages against the backdrop of The Seven Sisters and see the snake like river flowing into the sea.
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| The river Ouse running snake -like out towards the sea |
It is a wonderful place to visit and the views are stunning.
I have painted the coastguard cottages before on a small canvas so I wanted to return and paint them again a bit larger. I had one problem, I couldn't decide which view to paint!
To solve this I've decided to paint two at the same time, something I don't usually do as I find it hard to concentrate but as they're both of the same subject everything seems to be going well :)
It's interesting to see how the colours change in the light and how different the same subject looks from a different angle...
"Seven Sisters Summer"
Acrylic on box canvas 16"x 20"x 1.5"
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| "Seven Sisters Summer" |
This image has been painted many many times but the cottages won't be there for ever as the chalk cliffs are rapidly eroding away!
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| "Seven Sisters Summer" by Paula Oakley |
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| "Seven Sisters Summer" cushion by Paula Oakley |
"Cuckmere Cottages"
Acrylic on box canvas 16"x 20"x 1.5"
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| The coastguard cottages at Cuckmere Haven |
. Here you can see how close to the edge the coastguard cottages now stand. I love the way the orange clay soil almost glows in the sunshine.
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