Sally Wakelin – Studies in Creativity
Paintings, drawings, sculpture and writing
Just 5 days in Iceland but I loved it, such a unique place in every way. What struck me strongly were the pared back colours in the landscape and the strong emphasis on horizons so flat that they could have been drawn with a ruler and perfect rows of poplar trees. Ice and snow not withstanding!
Amazingly light for 9:15pm and yet the colours are still intense, though the photo hardly does that justice. Looking down the lake from Capel Curig towards Snowdon.
Whilst I went up the mountain in the cable car, my friends were hiking the trails in the national park below. They camped at Minaret lake and saw the sunrise over the peaks.
The top of Mammoth mountain was windy and dusty with nowhere to sit and paint en plain air, so here’s another studio watercolour.
A perfect evening, the beach was quiet, just the sounds of the birds flying in for the evening low tide, looking for their catch.
The ocean was rolling gently now where earlier the breakers were high and white. As the sun began to set the waves turned an inky purple and the quieter water reflected a silvery lilac in the last rays. The birds were dark silhouettes against the orange sky and their loud squawking was softened by the breaking of the waves on the shore.
The painting needs some more work, more dark details in the water and if I dare risk it, a light pink wash over everything, (should have been done first of course).
Sally Wakelin - Studies in Creativity 
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