Bright Light, Burnham Overy Staithe
Bright Light, Burnham Overy Staithe
Original oil painting by Norfolk artist and plein air painter Nick Grove
This painting captures one of my favourite places to stay when working along the North Norfolk coast. If you look closely, you’ll spot my trusty VW campervan, Uma, parked up in the scene — a familiar companion on many of my trips.
I was drawn to the striking high-key light effect created by the bright sky and the wet road. From the outset, I established my lightest and darkest values — the brightest being the reflection off the water, which became the anchor for the rest of the composition. I then worked outward, gauging the subtle shifts in value between the sky and road.
The darkest note sat beneath the nearest boats, though even that wasn’t especially deep, so careful judgement was needed to maintain the right balance of mid-values. I softened the edges of the distant landscape to suggest aerial perspective and kept the foreground sharper and more chromatically intense to draw the eye.
It’s also worth noting how painting contre-jour (facing into the light) naturally mutes colours — a challenge I embraced in this study of light, reflection, and atmosphere.
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