Category: Painting on Location

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Painting at Portscatho

cliffs outside of Portscatho

The weather hasn’t been brilliant lately however on a glorious sunny day we decided to make the most of sunshine and go to the Roseland Peninsula, where I did some painting at Portscatho.

I had never visited Portscatho and it is a beautiful, quiet, little fishing village, where people where swimming, fishing and out on their boats. It was glorious.

We walked along the coastal footpath and found a lovely spot to sit and eat our pasty’s and of course my paints had to come out!

Going back via Portscatho, we then headed onto Porthcurnick beach, which was jam packed with families making the most of the sunshine. We didn’t venture onto the beach itself but I did do this little sketch.

Porthcurnick Beach

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Salzkammergut

View from St Gilgen

One happy holiday memory was when we visited the Salzkammergut area of Austria, staying in the peaceful lakeside resort of Fuschl. It was idyllic and despite going up and down mountains; crossing lakes; jumping on and off local buses I did manage to pause long enough to get my sketch pad out. Here we are.

Halstatt
Halstatt market square
Wolgangsee
view from our room
Fuschlsee
Fuschl mountain in rain
Houses in Fuschl

Fuschl is about 12 miles from Salzburg, set on a beautifully peaceful lake, that has the most amazing sunsets, lakeside promenade and a Castle. Being on the local bus route we were able to go out and visit lots of places. It

One of our trips included visiting Hallstatt, although this did include a long bus ride, then we hopped on to a train and finally a boat across the lake, but it is stunning and well worth it. This tiny village has alpine houses crammed into every available piece of land, surrounded by mountains, my sketches really don’t do it justice!

Another trip was to nearby St Gilgen, and riding the Zwolferhorn cablecar to give you a breathtaking view of the Wolfgangsee region.

We were mainly lucky with the weather but the weather broke near the end, however as our room had a covered balcony I tried to capture the rainy, misty mountains that surrouded Fuschl.

I also really enjoyed using my lovely new painting moleskin sketchbook that I got given for Christmas,  paper quality does make such a difference.

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Gunwalloe Cove

Gunwalloe sketch and paints

I haven’t been to Gunwalloe Cove for a little while. It used to be a favourite spot when my children were little and I thought it was high time I re-visited it!

Gunwalloe beach and sketch

The day was sunny and plenty of people were on the beach, so just perfect for me to sit at the top of the cliff and do a quick sketch. Mind it wasn’t easy sitting amongst the long grass, lucky there weren’t any adders around! My ideal way to spend an afternoon!

Gunwalloe Beach is a popular spot for families, with its gently sloping beach sheltered by the nearby cliffs. Gunwalloe Church is also “the Church on the beach”, although now sheltered from the elements with various trees and bushes, which was also used in the recent Poldark series.

The cliff path takes you over to Poldhu Cove, and that is well worth the walk and one I do quite frequently. Gunwalloe Cove has a National Trust car park, as well as toilets and a cafe, so it is a good starting point.

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West Pentire

Pentire Headland

Last Saturday the weather was glorious in Cornwall, so off we set with freshly made pasties looking for a stunning location to eat them, and we found West Pentire.

We headed off towards Cubert, branched off towards Crantock and drove up towards West Pentire. With our National Trust membership we were able to park for free and it had the most amazing view across to Pentire Headland.

Painting of Pentire Headland

Once my scummy home-made pasty was eaten out came the paints!

A lovely spot, and with the Bowgie offering tables outside that will be a nice spot to sit and have a drink or lunch.

Another sketch

We love the spot so much I have visited again and of course did another sketch! It was low tide again, so does look quite similar to my first sketch.

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Painting at Lamorna Cove

Jane painting at Lamorna Cove


We have had some glorious sunny days here in Cornwall, so last week I headed down to do some painting at Lamorna Cove.

I haven’t been down to Lamorna Cove for a few years so I was quite surprised to see the destruction of the little harbour wall, obviously caused by the storms last winter. This became the inspiration for my painting.

Painting at Lamorna Cove

I climbed up over the rocks to look back at the broken harbour wall and the two cottages. It was not an easy spot to paint, but I did manage it. You can’t miss me I was wearing my bright pink Fleece!

Lamorna Cove is not easy to reach, although on the map it looks close to Mousehole, but you have to navigate windy roads.