https://www.kudelkina.art/blog Paintings, drawings, Welsh walks, and studio notes from Penarth. en-gb https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/sisley-in-penarth https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/sisley-in-penarth Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT In 1897 Alfred Sisley spent a summer in Penarth, painting the cliffs, the Bristol Channel and the ships in the Roads — the only Welsh paintings by a leading Impressionist. Where he lived, what he wrote in his letters, his Cardiff wedding, and how to walk his views today. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/penarth-clifftop-walk-to-lavernock https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/penarth-clifftop-walk-to-lavernock Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Penarth to Lavernock walk along the Wales Coast Path: the Penarth Clifftop Walk, sea views towards Flat Holm and Steep Holm, Jurassic cliffs and a Welsh dinosaur, Lavernock Battery, a tiny church, and the spot where Marconi's first radio message crossed open water in 1897. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/cosmeston-lakes-country-park-medieval-village https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/cosmeston-lakes-country-park-medieval-village Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A local walk around Cosmeston Lakes Country Park near Penarth: the lakes and the swans, the rebuilt medieval village behind the wooden gate, and 900 years of history read from broken pots. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/best-places-to-sketch-in-penarth https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/best-places-to-sketch-in-penarth Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thirteen of my favourite places to sketch in Penarth, with sea views, parks, local streets, practical places to sit, and nearby shelter from the rain. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/penarth-esplanade-and-the-pier https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/penarth-esplanade-and-the-pier Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/what-to-bring-outdoor-sketching-meetup-penarth https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/what-to-bring-outdoor-sketching-meetup-penarth Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What to bring to an outdoor sketching meetup in Penarth: simple sketching materials, coloured pencils, watercolour, warm layers, and cafe rain plans. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/victoria-square-penarth-all-saints-church https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/victoria-square-penarth-all-saints-church Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A sketchbook walk through Victoria Square in Penarth, with old trees, All Saints Church, wartime history, community life, filming locations, and a pencil tree sketch from the square. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/italian-gardens-penarth-sketching-by-the-sea https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/italian-gardens-penarth-sketching-by-the-sea Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A sketchbook walk through Italian Gardens in Penarth, with sea views, palms, flowers, coffee on rainy days, and drawings from a small garden by the Bristol Channel. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/alexandra-park-penarth-photos-and-drawings https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/alexandra-park-penarth-photos-and-drawings Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A walk through Alexandra Park Penarth with sketches, tree drawings, blossom, the pond, and a few odd corners that keep turning into Welsh landscape art. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/flowering-hawthorn-small-spring-painting https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/flowering-hawthorn-small-spring-painting Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Flowering hawthorn in May, spring hedgerows in Wales, and the annoying truth that white blossom is almost never white when you try to paint it. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/a-welsh-trip-with-my-sketchbook https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/a-welsh-trip-with-my-sketchbook Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A three-day Wales sketchbook vlog visiting Aberdulais, Carreg Cennen Castle, the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, Dinefwr, the National Botanic Garden of Wales, and Llandeilo. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/winter-in-wales-and-my-graphite-sketches https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/winter-in-wales-and-my-graphite-sketches Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Winter in Wales makes colour less useful for a while, so these graphite sketches look at weight, distance, bare trees, and the greys between. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/spring-in-wales-and-my-new-artwork https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/spring-in-wales-and-my-new-artwork Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A short video note about spring in Wales, new artwork, Welsh landscape inspiration, and the colours that return to the studio after winter. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/oil-pastel-process-from-sketch-to-final https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/oil-pastel-process-from-sketch-to-final Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT From a loose first sketch to a finished oil pastel drawing: colour decisions, texture, and the small changes that happen while the picture is still arguing back. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/oil-pastel-drawings-short-trips-around-wales https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/oil-pastel-drawings-short-trips-around-wales Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Oil pastel drawings from short Welsh trips: roadsides, landscape stops, sketchbook fragments, and a few things that later followed me back into the studio. https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/painting-penarth-pier https://www.kudelkina.art/blog/painting-penarth-pier Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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.