A quick sketch idea for a larger painting. This is Havelet Bay in Guernsey and this is a scene I’ve wanted to paint for a long time, it reminds me of long, hot summers. Today I got my photos out and decided to do a small sketch to see how the painting might look if I got my act together.

This sketch is done on a little 5×7 inch crescent marker board. It’s a nice board to paint on, very smooth and white, I liked the surface. I used acrylics for this and painted quickly. I wanted to get the major shapes and colours down without any detail. I added the calligraphic boats once it was dry. The board took the paint well and didn’t warp.