Penarth Pier and the Esplanade: a Walk Along the Seafront
A local artist's walk along Penarth seafront: the pier and the Pavilion, the beach and its swimmers, the Waverley paddle steamer, the Italian Gardens, and a sketchbook in between.
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Painting Penarth Pier: 3 years of watching and painting it
For a long time, my flat in Penarth had a few windows facing east, towards the channel. I could see a slice of esplanade, a black line of railings, and the long grey shape of Penarth Pier walking out into the Bristol Channel. I painted that view a lot for 3 years. Mostly sitting inside and looking out. Sometimes from the beach, looking up at the pier. Once even from Alexandra Park, but I couldn’t see the pier itself from there, only a small piece of sea.
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