The Rod Jones On-line Art Gallery
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I have a natural affinity for water (I swim 60 lengths every morning before breakfast) and, as a result, I find that subjects with water in them are irresistible.
I'm told that this is because I'm a Scorpio but I don't think so - Scorpios don't believe in astrology.
Boston Harbour Sunset Medium: Acrylic Location: Boston, Massachusetts This painting was done from a photograph taken during a harbour boat trip.There was a spectacular evening sky and the sailing boats moved liked ghosts against the sound of jets taking off from the main runway at Logan Airport which sticks out into the sea just off the right hand side of the picture. Available as a limited edition print on heavy watercolour paper Here is a high resolution detail
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Lakeside View Pastel on Fabriano paper Location: Bassenthwaite, Cumbria This is one of my favourite paintings which uses pastel's ability to portray water, skies and textures to the full Available as a limited edition print Here is a maximum resolution detail
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River Tillingbourne Watercolour Location: Near Guildford, Surrey I was very pleased with the "wetness" of the water as well as the lushness of the grass Available as a limited edition print Here is a maximum resolution detail
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Stourhead Pastel on Canson Paper Stourhead is a National Trust property in the South Western extremity of Wiltshire. Created in the 1740s by William Hoare, a banker, Stourhead contains a large lake, a Temple of Apollo, a Grotto, a Palladian bridge and many other features. Looking at the sensational views across this garden is exactly like standing in a landscape painting by the French romantic painter, Claude Lorraine. Available as a limited edition print |
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Whoosh!!! Acrylic on Board Acrylics can be very good for giving you some translucency of the sort that you can see in the curl of a wave. Available as a limited edition print Here is a maximum resolution detail:
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Strand on the Green, Chiswick Pastel Pastels are great for capturing an oily swell and this is one of the most effective that I have ever produced. |
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Ramsgate Marina Pastel Another example of the effectiveness of pastel for reflections Available as a limited edition print Here is a detail:
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On the Mud, Burnham on Crouch Watercolour The romance of decay. The seaweed, the rotting piles (quick see the doctor!) and the mud. The upside is the play of the shadows across the sand and the reflection in the puddles. It is a strange fact that rust, rotting wood and dilapidation have tremendous pictorial appeal but we don't tolerate them in real life. Available as a limited edition print |
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Harbour Steps, Tenby, Pembrokeshire Watercolour The backlight on this scene with the deep shadows and the sun catching the lamposts and the water in the foreground made this a very challenging subject to capture. The secret of emphasising sunlight is to deepen the shadows. In the early stages of the painting, the scene seemed very dull but several applications of shadow later, the sun started to sparkle, particularly on the water. Available as a limited edition print Here is a detail:
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