Tuesday, 29 October 2013

The Last Outpost.... a seaside painting.

Good morning Friends,

I saw a cobbled wall, a crumbling sandcastle, with a plastic flag stuck in it, with beach huts beyond.
It struck me that if I painted the beach huts as red, white and blue, there we would have the colours of the Union Jack. The Three Lions flag harks back to Richard the Lionheart, who first used it on his Great Seal.

I could imagine a child playing with their sandcastle, repelling all invaders, saving their own country - hence naming the painting:

The Last Outpost


 

Painted with Winsor & Newton paints, on Saunders Waterford 140 Rough Paper - a quarter sheet.
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15 comments:

  1. Christmas-etc...29 October 2013 at 03:23

    Very Poignant! So happy to be visiting with you again! (I am going crazy with google+)
    Blessings!

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    1. Pat29 October 2013 at 04:03

      Thanks, Ann! Nice to see you again. I am resisting G+ for as long as possible!

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  2. ann @ studiohyde29 October 2013 at 06:18

    Love your painting Pat and the reasoning behind the colours. Oh, and G+ confuses me, so I'm not going there, lol.

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  3. Salty Pumpkin Studio29 October 2013 at 06:59

    Very cheerful painting!

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  4. AK29 October 2013 at 10:07

    A lovely painting with so much symbolism. great.

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  5. Bren Graham Thebeau29 October 2013 at 11:26

    Wonderful painting

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  6. Ann29 October 2013 at 15:25

    I really like it and seeing as how sandcastles are something that I won't be seeing for quite some time in these parts I'm really enjoying this one. I also love the red white and blue huts

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  7. Linda29 October 2013 at 18:26

    Great colors! So cheerful… appropriate for the beach! :-)

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  8. robin cox walsh29 October 2013 at 18:48

    Wonderful! Everything about it! The colorful huts with their shadows, the tufts of grass, that sandcastle, just everything! ♥♥

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  9. Sandra Busby30 October 2013 at 04:20

    Brilliant Pat!
    I love the red, white and blue! :0)

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  10. Barbra Joan30 October 2013 at 05:39

    Pat, this is outstanding! Colors are vibrant . !
    BJ

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  11. Sadami30 October 2013 at 06:42

    Hi, Pat, beautiful painting and a tightened up writing -- nice! You have good eye to give a scene the meaning. Keep up!!
    Best wishes, Sadami

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  12. Studio at the Farm31 October 2013 at 07:27

    It's great, Pat! I love the standard in the sand castle with Richard the Lion-Heart's emblem!! :)
    Kathryn XX

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  13. Debbie Nolan31 October 2013 at 12:46

    Pat - such a delightful painting...the colors are so eye catching. Love the title you chose too. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. JANE MINTER3 November 2013 at 13:11

    a wonderful bold image pat

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