Author: Samuel Earp

Have you ever been sat in your art studio feeling uninspired and like you’ve hit a wall? Well this sometimes happens to me when I’ve spent too much time in the studio and that when I know I need to get outside in nature and either paint en plein air, or take reference photos or both.

In this painting tutorial I cover the step-by-step process how I painted this art work en plein air and then the details added in the studio.

In this painting tutorial I will show you the process of how I created this art work. Check out the YouTube video that accompanies this painting tutorial.

This painting features water, trees and mountains which are three great subjects to include in a landscape painting.

In this painting tutorial I will show you the process of how I created this art work.

In this blog post I am going to show you how to paint a seascape, based on the coast of Wellington, New Zealand. Whilst this art work is a small painting it a long landscape view as I wanted to capture more of the landforms of this area. The painting measures 12cm x 36cm. 

In this blog post I will show you my design process I use for creating a painting. I have a 12″ x 36″ blank canvas ready and waiting and I want to paint a seascape of the coast of Wellington in New Zealand. But before I get into the painting I need to plan it.

I love painting seascapes and in this art tutorial I will show you how to paint this coastal scene of Norah Head on the Central Coast in Australia.

The location for this painting is Soldiers Beach with the headland of Norah Head that features the Norah Head lighthouse. This is one of my favourite beaches in the world, I love the unique colours of the cliffs and foliage and the turquoise bottle green of the sea.

The inspiration for this painting came from a location just a five minute drive from my art studio in Queenstown, New Zealand where I live. I happened to be driving through the valley one evening when I noticed the evening sun shining through the willow trees. Given it was spring and there was fresh foliage on the trees, the different hues of greens where really vibrant. I pulled over at the side of the road and took some photos. The idea for a painting was born!

In 2018 I went to Phuket, Thailand at the moment and I brought my paints with me. I wanted to paint a tropical beach and some palm trees I went to Kata Beach and I decided to paint the beach outdoors, known as painting ‘en plein air’.

It was a hot, sunny and hazy day what with Thailand being in the tropics, it’s very humid.

I painted this tropical beach scene at Kata Beach, I’ll show you how I painted it.