Happy Christmas for 2009

Catherine and I would like to wish all my clients and friends best wishes for Christmas and happiness in 2010.

Many thanks for all your support during 2009.

Despite the ongoing recession it has been a fair year for Paul Apps Fine Art. It has seen new subjects being studied and painted as well as a resurgence of older subjects re examined in my studio.

Added to that has been an increase in outdoor activity on my part painting more Plein air studies than ever before, and it has to be said, it is a bug that has taken hold. I simply cannot get enough of being out there and painting my reaction to the scene or chosen object in front of me. I do so whenever the chance allows me.

Happily new galleries have come on line this year offering my work to a greater audience than ever before, with the promise of even more galleries supporting me in 2010. It is an avenue that I actively follow. This, coupled with the revamped website and two active blog pages are now reaching many more people, and judging by many of the comments I receive, things are heading in the right direction. I hope to add a properly running shop with the website as soon as possible in 2010.

Finally, Catherine now has her own website, it has been a long time in coming, but I hope that it will do very well for her in the coming years.

Happy Christmas for 2009

Catherine and I would like to wish all my clients and friends best wishes for Christmas and happiness in 2010.

Many thanks for all your support during 2009.

Despite the ongoing recession it has been a fair year for Paul Apps Fine Art. It has seen new subjects being studied and painted as well as a resurgence of older subjects re examined in my studio.

Added to that has been an increase in outdoor activity on my part painting more Plein air studies than ever before, and it has to be said, it is a bug that has taken hold. I simply cannot get enough of being out there and painting my reaction to the scene or chosen object in front of me. I do so whenever the chance allows me.

Happily new galleries have come on line this year offering my work to a greater audience than ever before, with the promise of even more galleries supporting me in 2010. It is an avenue that I actively follow. This, coupled with the revamped website and two active blog pages are now reaching many more people, and judging by many of the comments I receive, things are heading in the right direction. I hope to add a properly running shop with the website as soon as possible in 2010.

Finally, Catherine now has her own website, it has been a long time in coming, but I hope that it will do very well for her in the coming years.

Small study

A small study of walkers along the shore at Camber Sands. This panel is only a 4" x 12" letter box style.

It was an extension of some recent plein air studies that I had completed in the area.

New plein air studies 11th December 2009

I painted recently with Karl Terry and Paul Rafferty, who was over from France for a week painting in and around the area. It was nice to meet with him and do some work. It would have been better if the weather had turned a little warmer, but hey, at least we avoided the snow.

This little panel is the Rye Harbour inlet as seen from the Harbour Masters buildling, adjacent to Fred Cummings

painting studio also painted, but in another panel.

After Paul left for the airport I left for Camber Sands nearby and completed another panel as the sun was setting. This is Camber Sands and walkers looking toward Rye. The end of the harbour can just be seen to the left of the painting.

Both panels took an hour each, I hope you like them.