Felicity Flutter - Full Force
15.5 x 28.5 cm, watercolour & pencil, 2020
Capturing a stormy moment when the waves were large enough to break over Rye Harbour wall. This wave painting uses reference from a series of photographs taken from the beach and initial sketches of the composition. Painted on Fabriano paper in thin glazes of transparent paint, combined with graphite pencil and opaque white watercolour wave foam and splashes.
Felicity Flutter
Felicity lives near the coast at Rye. Following a career in graphic design, she now finds inspiration in the sea and skies, with changes of mood and weather. She visits the coastline during the stormiest weather, embracing the chance of finding something unique, each time not knowing in advance what she will encounter. She enjoys the many variations found in the appearance of water: from flat calm mirror like surfaces to wild foaming waves. She captures the light, tone and movement of waves with watercolour, which can be spontaneous and unpredictable like her subject. She paints many thin glazes of transparent paint, finishing with a dry brush, natural sponge or pencil to create random marks.