Scottish art of Belhaven Beach | Felt Landscape Painting. A Scottish seascape painting of Belhaven Beach, East Lothian, made using merino wool and mixed fibres by Yorkshire artist Janine Jacques.
MEDIUM: Original felt landscape artwork using merino wool and mixed fibres
STYLE: Scottish felt landscape, Scottish felt Seascape
LOCATION: Belhaven Beach, East Lothian, Scotland
SUBJECT: Belhaven Beach seascape / Scottish coastline
It was August on a chilly, rainy and windy day in Scotland. We arrived at Belhaven Beach wrapped up warm. The sky was dark and moody and the rain softly pitter-pattered around us.
The beach was mostly deserted – just the odd dog walker.
As we waded through the shallow waters, the waves gently lapped the shore, making that lovely, relaxing sound.
Looking back towards the land, the light along the shoreline shone brightly, illuminating the golden sand in the distance.
A Scottish summer family holiday,
Can be rainy, windy and grey.
We arrived at Belhaven Beach,
The sky was dark and moody that day.
Few others were there to be seen,
Just dog walkers, hardy and keen.
The soft pitter-patter sound of rain,
Quietly hushed as it hit the sand.
Our daughters, warm in wetsuits,
Playful on the beach and in the sea,
Laughing together, happy and free,
Living for the moment… as it should be.
TITLE: Just Beyond The Horizon
ORIGINAL SIZE: 30cm (H) x 30cm (W)
MOUNTED SIZE: 45.5cm (W) x 45.7cm (H)
The final felt landscape painting is attached to a piece of acid-free mount board and mounted ready for you to take to a framer to choose the frame.
Colours may vary slightly from the photographed work.
I can arrange for the artwork to be framed (UK only) and posted out to you. Please choose from the two options available (scoll down). Framing times will vary depending on how busy my framer is at the time.
Drawing on my degree in Fine Art, I use merino wool in lots of different colours, much as you would use tubes of paint, and lay out the loose fibres of different coloured wool onto my base, as you would paint onto canvas.
Once the design is complete, the loose fibres are bonded together using the wet felting technique to turn the wool painting into a single piece of felt. Hot soapy water and friction cause the wool fibres to bind together. The hot water opens up the wool’s scales, while rubbing and rolling encourage the fibres to interlock.
During this process, the wool shrinks by approximately 15–20%, resulting in one strong piece of felt material.
Once the felted picture is dry, I use needle felting to add detail and sharpen some of the features within the landscape.
The finished felt artwork is then attached to a piece of acid-free mount board and mounted as shown, ready for you to take to a framer if you have chosen the unframed option.
Click here to read more about the felt-making process.
Your original artwork will be carefully packaged with card and bubble wrap to ensure it arrives safely.
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