My reference photo was a nice little scene but it was taken on an over cast day which needed to be brightened up a little.

I started with the sky and added some nice clouds as I really hate a plain blue sky. I also haven’t managed to create an even colour sky yet anyway.

I added a little tape so I can create a nice flat horizon in front of Filey Brigg as I was painting it.

I was hoping that I could paint a lot faster in watercolour but I’m having trouble with the wishy washy look as it always looks un finished to me.

I was really enjoying painting the stone work and was thinking that this is going to be a good stepping stone for Scarborough Castle at some stage in the future.

Next I start adding the buildings and the railing on the sea wall which was a little challenge to get the perspective right and railings evenly spaced.

I added a few straight lines but in the end I thought this was cheating and had to create all the joins as well, I just can’t help it, its all the small details that makes me the painter I am.

Time to paint thousands of little pebbles as I can’t be trusted with my stippling brush and paint flying across the room.

I’ve been looking forward to painting the little beach huts and adding a little colour to the beach scenery.

More sand, pebbles were added and the water was refined.

Small details were added like a few shapes of people in the distance and a string of lights between the lamp posts. A flag pole, lots of little hidden gems to find in this painting.

Iv’e even added the low tide marker, which I think is the marker for the end of the drain pipe as I saw it exposed last time I was over.

I re visit the brick work by adding more colour and rust stains created by the railings and general wear and tear of the un relentless sea bashing against it for years.

Also little kids, me included climbing and kicking soccer balls at it, so I wasn’t really a little angel if I had a soccer ball and too much sugar.