A Grey Mist On The Seas Face

 Kieron Williamson | Oil on Board | 10 x 7 inches

About the painting:

“I was hoping the mist would lift while we walked the dogs to Messack Point in Cornwall. Unfortunately, it didn’t, and I certainly needn’t have bothered carrying my paints all that way either! However, while I was in the shower, my father knocked on the door and told me that I had to see the mist. I quickly wrapped a towel around me and rushed out onto the balcony overlooking St Just Creek and over the river to Mylor Churchtown. The oyster fisherman, in their old red-sailed-boats, loomed out of the lifting mist. I got out my paints with no time to lose … or to get dressed … balancing my pochade box on the balcony handrail and managed to capture this surreal moment on canvas.” Kieron

The medium:

“The one medium that I have found the most challenging is oil. For years I knew absolutely nothing about this medium, despite having three introductory lessons at age six!

It is only through trial and error, coupled with extensive research online, that I have finally found a way of working that suits me.
If I had to use only one medium for the rest of my life, I would most definitely use oil. I love the historic importance of them, the rich smell of the paint and the fact that no matter what the subject, the medium is suitable … it is just so diverse.
I could use a glazing technique and my work could look flawless and soft with no visible brushstrokes, or heavy impasto layered on a canvas with a palette knife with paint straight from the tube. I love that fact that I can do absolutely anything with it, whatever the subject needs to be captured and whatever way I feel like working.” Kieron