Studio
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On painting in winter
Short days, low sun and the best light of the year. Why I do my most important work between November and March.
The low sun
People are surprised when I say winter is my favourite time to paint. But the sun is so low in Cornwall in January that everything is lit from the side, and the colours are clearer than in any summer.
The days are short, so I work fast. Most of the morning studies took less than an hour.
Staying warm
The loft has a wood burner, two jumpers and a flask. Oil paint gets stiff in the cold, so I keep the tubes in my pockets.
N° 01 — From the studio
More notes
Exhibition
Harbour Light opens at Gull Street
Six new paintings and a wall of morning studies are now hanging in St Ives until 15 November.
Studio
Stretching linen for the big ones
The largest canvases I have made came off the stretching table this week. A note on linen, sizing and patience.
Press
In Coast & Country this spring
A six-page feature on the Tideline paintings and the beach studies behind them.