Dark and Stormy, Mordros Style:Canvas Painted en plein air and

Painted en plein air and finished in the studio it captures the atmosphere of the day in light and colour

Lots of wet sand as the tide is at it's lowest ready to turn and begin it's journey back up the beach

The greys and blues contrast with the flashes of orange

The original was painted on the beach at Porthcothan during filming for my appearance of Rick Steins Cornwall series 2

Watching the waves

Dark and Stormy, Mordros Style:Canvas Painted en plein air andBrooding skies and glowering waves as night falls. The painting has a dark background which lifts and brings the highlights out in a dramatic painting. Mordros is the Cornish word for ' The Sound of the Sea'.