De Gwener, wheffes mis Whevrel
Friday, 6th February
Ma othom dhewgh a ganfas gwydn, whei a breder, rag morwedh. Bes nag ew hedna gwir. Canfas nowydh ew re smodh, re leven. Nag ew an mor smodh, nag ew an morrep levenhes. Nebes garowder war an canfas ew moy dhe les. Da ew gen John Brenton ûsya collel palet rag lesa oyl-liwyow avel manin war ganfas parys. Dû en kensa, nena gwydn. Liwyow erel ew kemyskys dhort glas tramor, gossen melyn ha sienna leskys, gen badna oyl lin. Tabm ha tabm nei a welas carrygy, cloudys, treth, eborn, todnow, gover bian, mordarth.
You need a white canvas, you think, for a seascape. But that is not true. A new canvas is too smooth, too even. The sea is not smooth, the seaside is not levelled. A bit of roughness on the canvas is more interesting. John Brenton likes using a palette knife to spread thick oil paints like butter on a prepared canvas. Black first, then white. Other colours are mixed from ultramarine blue, yellow ochre and burnt sienna, with a drop of linseed oil. Bit by bit we saw rocks, clouds, beach, sky, waves, a little stream, surf.
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