{"id":5329,"date":"2026-02-06T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/?p=5329"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:27:38","slug":"the-evolution-of-a-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-evolution-of-a-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of a Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5364\" src=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-1439x1536.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713-624x666.jpg 624w, https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251220_155713.jpg 1850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>I was asked if I could produce a work of my choosing on a 130x100cm box canvas by a valued customer. This was requested at the beginning of November last year to be ready by Christmas<\/p>\n<p>I had to order 2 canvases online as a request for one was denied, probably due to packing &amp; safe transport.<\/p>\n<p>Unwrapping &amp; viewing this vast white space, I was in awe with fear &amp; anticipation.<!--more Read more ... --><\/p>\n<p>I sketched a few ideas from my visits to our wonderful Norfolk coastline &amp; loosely drew an image onto the canvas with charcoal. Then with fluid acrylic paint continued my ideas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5329 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007219.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007219-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007220.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007220-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007251.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000007251-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I wanted a view of Burnham Overy Staithe as the sun was setting with a feeling of peace, the smell of the sea &amp; devoid of people. 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