On the easel – Neil Watson Art

My day as a Wildcard on Sky Arts, Landscape Artist of the Year

On June 20th 2023 I had one of the best experiences of my life at Hever Castl, Kent. I was a contestant (a Wildcard) Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year – my favourite TV show! I arrived early in the day (we had to be there for 7am) and there was a very black…

Clevedon

Clevedon is a “classy” Victorian seaside resort in North Somerset. The “beach” is a rocky bank on the Severn Estuary. That said, it has a beautiful Victorian pier – no arcades, or Punch and Judy!

Plein Air Long Ashton Church

a lesson learned about painting on a blisteringly hot day

Plein Air in Falmouth

I bought a mobile (ish) easel and had my first stab at plein air painting and what a lesson it was! I picked a spot with a lot of interest (too much!) and got set-up… it was quite grey and I hoped it would be a quiet spot… how wrong I was! I bought myself…

Stokes Croft

This is StinkFish‘s iconic piece at Stokes Croft. I worked on this street for about half a year, just behind the traffic light actually… I’m going to paint this on a different format than the recent paintings, the interest here is the colour and shape. First things first – get things layed out! This is…

Graffiti and Bridge

The journey of a painting… graffiti and suspension bridge. Thesteps I take and decisions and mistakes I make along the way.

Portishead Marina

I took a photo of the Marina back in January 2022. It was a cold and crisp day, but it was still and the light was amazing… I obviously had to paint it. Everything started out with getting the layout sorted – a job requiring wine! I got the palette knife out for the first…