Sunday 19 July 2015

Summer has arrived (hopefully)

Where has the first half of the year gone? I can't believe it's July already.  At least summer seems to have finally arrived though.  I just hope that we get good weather for the school holidays.

We live on the north east coast of England and our town's main beach, Sandhaven, was recently awarded with a Blue Flag award.  As we live here, I don't think we always appreciate how scenic our area is.    



Although, at times, the sky looked a bit ominous, the sea was almost totally calm.  



There are a number of artists and photographers who have produced some great pieces based on this beach and its surrounding area.  


One of my first landscapes was based on a scene from Sandhaven's neighbouring beach, Littlehaven and shows a view across the River Tyne with the Groyne Lighthouse in the foreground.  This little lighthouse was built in 1882 and is situated at the end of a small pier that was built to prevent sand from Littlehaven Beach being swept into the river by the incoming tide.



This design is available on greetings cards in my Etsy shop

Keep everything crossed that the good weather continues throughout the school holidays.  x

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