Bamburgh Beach, A Winter Sunrise

Bamburgh Beach In October 2026 I was giving a talk at a Private Club about the art related work I do in prisons. One of the projects I’ve played a part in developing is the “In Cell” 12 Week Art Course for disengaged prisoners through the North East Charity Junction 42. For two weeks of the course the prisoners can learn how to paint in watercolours. One week is Painting Landscapes, the other is Painting Seascapes. One of the scenes for the seascapes theme is a view similar to this of Bamburgh Beach with the Castle silhouetted against the early morning sky. I began my talk with showing the guests the preliminary stages by doing two washes, one of yellow, the other of Rose Madder. Unfortunately the paint took longer to dry than I anticipated, so I was unable to paint anything else that evening. I was keen to complete the painting this week so that the guests could see the completed watercolour.