Introduction 6
Materials 8
Working with watercolours 12
Painting coastal features 20
Maidenhall point 40
A Day by the sea 46
Composition 52
Crail harbour 60
figures & birds 66
Lonely Cormorant 72
All at sea 78
Painting on holiday 86
Mykonos Harbour 90
Index 96
David Bellamy has always been fascinated by the world's wild places. Highly regarded as a teacher of art, he has a tremendous following among leisure painters, many of whom have attended his extremely popular courses and workshops both in the UK and overseas. He gives demonstrations and talks, produces successful DVDs, has written many books on watercolour painting and is a regular contributor to art magazines. David lives in Builth Wells, Wales.
Wonderfully informative with clear instruction. Helpful advice for
a novice or more experienced painter
*Customer review*
An informative book showing great techniques for painting seas,
boats, shorelines & cliffs. I especially gained a lot from David’s
use of other materials used to enhance a painting. Applying netting
to paint a lobster pot is something I have enjoyed with acrylics,
but, will use for Watercolours as well. His explanation of painting
skies was eloquent and I will be experimenting with them all. He
encourages playing with paint and techniques - it’s only paper
after all! I also enjoy mixing paint on the paper and letting the
paint do its thing. I would have liked David to mention more about
which colours he uses in his examples.
The 4 step by step painting are explained so well.
His illustration of painting throughout the book are
inspirational.
I will certainly be recommending this book to fellow Artists.
*Customer review*
Popular artist, tutor and Leisure Painter contributor, David
Bellamy, inspires us to paint seas and shorelines in all their
moods in his eagerly awaited book Seas & Shorelines in
Watercolour. Both practical and inspiring, David gives advice on
finding suitable subjects, composition, how to tackle specific
coastal features from all over the world, and how to add figures
and birds to your paintings. There's plenty of in-depth information
about painting and sketching techniques throughout.
*Leisure Painter, July 2019*
This is David’s best book in a long time and his Arctic trip seems
to have rekindled his love of all things rugged. It tells the story
of the littoral – the point where land and sea meet. Astonishingly,
although there have been books on painting the sea and on coastal
scenes, this moment of transition has largely passed the
instructional book market by. It’s possible that this is because
margins are always hard to define – they’re small and tend to
vanish when you look at them. So, is this a book about nothing at
all? Well, no, of course it isn’t. What David has done is to
combine the two conventional approaches – sea and land – and show
you how they inextricably interact. So, you get waves both crashing
and lapping on cliffs and beaches, harbour villages clinging to
rocky slopes that teeter down to the water’s edge, as well as
boats, buildings, birds and people. There’s also a nicely complete
narrative to the book’s construction. You don’t just get a series
of unconnected exercises and demonstrations, but rather the story
of how the coastline connects land to water and the margin to
itself, creating a string of scenes and opportunities. It’s as
thrilling as it is informative and the results are stunning.
*Artbookreview.net*
David Bellamy's Seas & Shorelines in Watercolour There are many
guides to painting seas and coastlines. It sounds like a slim
subject, David has managed to wring an extraordinary amount of
detail out of it without stretching a point beyond its limits.
There are waves and breakers, cliffs, rocks and beaches. There are
also, however, buildings, boats, birds and people, which what makes
this such a comprehensive work. It is worth adding that the
execution is amongst David's finest, making this, in its own quiet
way, one of his best books. It is packed with information, both
technical and creative, as well as examples, ideas and
demonstrations. The sheer variety of material is breathtaking and
the quality of the work, as well as the instruction, is first
class.
*The Artist*
This is a book about painting that often-neglected area where the
sea and land meet. It's complex and presents many and varied
challenges that offer all kinds of exciting, creative
possibilities. The idea of the shoreline, and its existence, are
obvious the moment you start to think about it, yet most books just
allow it to sort of happen. No more. This is one of David's
finest books and he takes every opportunity to demonstrate some
virtuoso painting, as well as explain what he's doing and- most
importantly- how he's doing it. You'll find waves, rocks, cliffs,
boats, buildings, birds and people here. Gentle waves lap on sandy
shores, heavy breakers pound beetling crags and all kinds of craft
bob gently or fight the pull of currents. David paints in all
weathers and conditions and he'll show you not just how to paint a
boat that has all the correct dimensions, but how to place it in
the water so that it sits naturally. He'll explain centres of
interest, perspective and recessions, as well as how to create a
sense of depth and give your work real impact. There's a mass of
information here and it's hard to believe there are only 96 pages,
but David is so clear that he can explain in a single page things
that would take other artists a whole chapter.
*Paint Magazine*
Regular readers will know I believe watercolour painting translates
well to silk painting. David Bellamy is a renowned watercolour
artist, Seas & Shorelines is well written and superbly full of his
paintings. He generously passes on hit tips and techniques to his
readers. Monoprinting, is used to magically achieve a lobster pot,
plus other tips to create texture. Step-by-step detail is given to
create wave structure, from gentle surf to monstrous walls of
water. I love the chapter on drawing boats, made to look so easy I
want to paint one. There are charming little thumbnail sketches,
paintings of dramatic cliffs and peaceful harbours. I particularly
like a small painting called 'Puffin Secrets' in the Sea Bird
section. There are several step by step exercises, easy to follow
and an excellent tutorial for adopting a painting style.
*International Journal of the Guild of Silk Painters*
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