Crumpy's Painting Diary

Rather a poor attempt at some of the boats in New Quay harbour. I didn't realise how tricky modern boats could be to draw!

Beachfront shops at New Quay. As I was sketching this I kept hearing people say that they had spotted a dolphin. Every time I looked up it h...

We returned to Llanchaeron to have our lunch before hiring bikes. As luck would have it, there was a quintet playing in the garden so we had...

Further south along the coast, we visited the sheltered cove of Mwnt. Nice warm day but clouds ever present. Lovely, small, sheltered beach....

The day started off rather rainy but by the time we got to Aberystwyth the sun came out. We had a picnic by the castle and ice cream and the...

We watched a fascinating demo of sheepdog skills. Then we stopped for lunch in the grounds of the house - a very warm, pleasant time.

We all met in the eve. Jacqui, Gareth and the boys had fish & chips for tea. All boys went for a swim - it looked very cold in the grey ...