Work In Progress

Blue Swimmer Dinner
Still Life

29 x 21 cm

Watercolour on Arches

300gsm

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I had so much fun with my last WIP
‘The Black Vintage Vase’
which won the
'Most Popular Viewer's Choice - Summer Awards 2008'

a small seasonal show last week,
conducted by my local art society of which

I am a member,

and had such an overwhelming response all round

that it has spurred me on to do another.

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On holidays last week in

Soldier’s Point

a place called

Sunset Beach

on the NSW North Coast
is the setting where the inspiration came for this second WIP.

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Ummmm...

so many beautiful spots here that

‘scream to be painted’

however what do I do when visiting the

Local Fisherman’s Co op…
(exceptional seafood)

is first shop for a variety of tasty

‘fruits of the sea’

for a
‘linguine marinara’

to end all ‘linguine marinaras!’

Then make sure that the
‘star performer’
is a beauty!
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This Blue Swimmer Crab specimen
fulfilled two roles...
the obvious one being its

destiny for the cooking pot…

the other …

a great subject to paint with all those wonderful variations in colour!

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Hence the inspiration for the title!

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I quickly photographed the crab on a large, round, white dinner plate,
as he was going to be devoured that night
and he would no longer be around for
the next couple of days it would take me to complete this.