views of the coast 7-22
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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My bike trip for today took me near the Cornwall coast and showed me how much the English people enjoy their seascapes.
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Mevagissey is a large port town with lots of sailing ships and boats at dock …
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Mevagissey harbour (image from Street View)
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Often, you see either the woods or the coast but not both. Here, I ‘saw’ a view of both wood and ocean …
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looking towards Mevagissey (image from Street View)
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I liked the Portmellon beach area. There were walkers and swimmers, kayakers and sailors, all enjoying their bit of the Cornwall coast …
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swimmer at Portmellon beach (image from Street View)
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Best View: the Portmellon coastline – I like the way this turned out … stormy sky, uniform ocean and perspective are all the way I wanted them to be … it’s fun doing the shadows on the road …
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Copyright 2013 Jane Tims
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Love the painting – I love the calm before the storm…
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Barbara Rodgers
September 17, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Hi. Clouds are so much fun to paint. They almost paint themselves! Jane
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jane tims
September 17, 2013 at 10:50 pm
Beautiful area. I like the way your painting turned out, too. 🙂
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Robin
September 16, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Hi Robin. Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
September 16, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Nice watercolor Jane!
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JD
September 16, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Hi. Thanks! I am gathering photos to try some NB scenes! Jane
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jane tims
September 16, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Lovely painting Jane! Your posts make me feel closer to home. I love Cornwall (have been watching Caroline Quentine’s series on Cornwall lately which is also lovely) x
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Gemma Hawdon
September 16, 2013 at 9:07 am
Hi Gemma. I’ll look it up and watch if possible! Thanks, Jane
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jane tims
September 16, 2013 at 9:25 pm