"Duncannon Beach" Ireland plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Duncannon Beach"  8x16 oil on panel   $800

 

My pattern of routine for Art in the Open was working great! By doing one painting in the morning and one in the afternoon I had just enough panels to make it through the week. The size of 11x14 or 8x16 were large enough to take about two hours if I took my time using a preliminary sketch and paid attention to value and detail in the under-painting.

This also allowed me to explore the town between paintings, have lunch at a local pub or restaurant and visit with the other artists painting on location.

The above painting of Duncannon Beach features the old fort above the cliffs built in 1588.  It was used as the location for the opening scenes in the 2002 remake of the Count of Monte Cristo staring Jim Caviezel and Richard Harris. It also has a rich history in the legends and stories of southern Ireland.

As the tide rolled rapidly in, some artists who started to far out on the sand got wet. Since I started late it was nice to be farther up past the tide line!