Available seascapes
Depending on where you live I can offer a try at home service - the best thing is to get in touch with me.
email: slesterart@gmail.com
Sounds like whispering history with secret ocean gems glistening beneath - A Calming ‘Kind of Blue’, as Miles Davis sinks in to our auditory sensations…
£2000 Framed size: 63.5 × 98.5 cm.
Acrylic & Oil pastel on board. Backlit with Copper Gilt & floated in a deep Oak frame (5 × 2 cm), sides burnished with Soft Teal Casein paint & polished Oak to the front.
The wonderful glint of Copper enhancing the blueness of the blues! … and greens/pinks/purples/golds.
This reminds me of sitting and staring into soul rejuvenating clear water, even wading through it.
Keeping the natural polished Oak to the front and a deep Aqua/mid-Teal to the sides felt right.
Take the Rib out or sail a ‘Crabber” on the Camel Estuary between Rock and Padstow. Keep going into the Big Blue…
£1800 Size framed: 51 × 81 cm
Acrylic & Oil pastel on Board.
Backlit with Copper Gilt & floated in a deep (5 × 2 cm) Oak frame, sides burnished with 6 layers of Old white Chalk paint & to the front a subtle pearlised effect rubbed onto the oak.
With pearlised paint mixed with Old White rubbed into the front Oak and the Copper inside, it’s a nod to the minerals in the land and sea.
Vibrant, sunny colours.
A lively painting that lends itself to fresh surrounds and could take your imagination to where you wish to go. (Just caught a bit of shadow in the photo (sack the cameraman = me!).
Tidal Race - big red heatwave!
£2200 Framed size: 86 x 86 cm
Acrylic & Oil pastel on board.
Backlit with Copper Gilt & floated in a deep (5 × 2 cm) Oak frame, sides burnished with 6 layers of Old White Chalk paint & to the front a polished pearlised effect (think Mother of Pearl).
This joyful piece is a bit Rock n Roll with its pinky red whispy clouds, so the fresh Old White, smooth frame acts as the perfect compliment.
A shine of copper helps take the image to the wall gradually.
As your eyes are drawn towards the horizon, can you spot the fishy fossil in the sand, the whale and another fish in the sea? - or is it just me!
Taking Time to Stand and Stare - at this Immense Horizontal view. squat on a rock, Paddle on the edges or be Brave and Dive into the Surf.
Just Be, and Be Content.
£2200 Size 60 x 122 cm. Unframed, and can be framed and hand finished, to order.
Acrylic and Oil pastel on Silk Canvas stretched over deep box (4 cm) board.
A bright summer’s day shining off the clifftops
£550 Framed size: 36 × 43 cm
Acrylic on board. Backlit with Copper Gilt & floated in a deep (5 × 2 cm) Oak frame, sides burnished with Slate Blue Casein paint & polished Oak to the front.
A swipe of pearlescent shimmering Aqua sympathises with the white cloud cover.
The Copper brings out the underlying warmth in both the sea and sky.
A soothing slate blue to the sides.
Delicate Grandeur - when a Haar breathes mystery over the Cliffs - imagine being in the water when it happens…Magical!
£2000 Framed size: 67 × 87 cm.
Acrylic & Oil pastel on board. Backlit with Copper Gilt and floated in a deep (5 × 2 cm) Oak frame, sides burnished with 6 layers of Old White Chalk paint & pearlised (think Mother of Pearl look) Oak to the front.
Copper adding depth.
Leaving natural polished Oak to the front helps the gentle image to sit comfortably.
Contrasting with the sides in Old White which act as fresh cloud cover.
Gliding inside the Glacial turquoise, feel the refreshing tingling on the skin…You are that Fox’s glacier mint!
£1800 framed size: 46 × 99 cm
Acrylic & Oil pastel on board.
Backlit with Copper Gilt & floated in a deep (5 × 2 cm) Oak frame, sides burnished with 6 layers of Old White Chalk paint & polished Oak to the front.
I am working on this frame, polishing & will post photos when finished.