Sally Barton SGFA

Those are lovely comments - thank you so much!

Completed watercolour 'On Margate Sands' #watercolorpainting #EnglishSeaside #Margate #figurestudy #portraits #watercolour #figurativeart #Holidays #Beachlife #artistsonbluesky #swimmers #KentCoast #bathers #seaside
#SummerHeatwave #lightandshadow #Sand&Sea

Thank you Ellen - yes I'll do that. It'll be one of my entries for the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition that will take place next Spring in London.

From the archive - detail from the first of a number of narrowboat portraits executed over the years. This is 'Dawn Chorus' #canalboat #riverlife #watercolour #portrait #narrowboats #narrowboatsofinstagram #artistonbluesky #waterside #bargee #canalboatlife #watercolorpainting #reflectionsinwater

Thanks for the prompt! Will do 😊

Thanks as ever Ellen. Summer long gone now of course. Life in Kent, UK, getting chilly (and news worldwide doesn't help)!

Watercolour portrait sketches - selected bits from my figurative paintings. My attempts to suggest the look of a face using only a few brushstrokes #watercolour #portraits #fıgurativeart #faces #lightandshadow #peoplewatching #youthandage #artistsonbluesky #watercolorpainting #greyscaleportrait

Work in progress 'On Margate Sands'. Last hurrah of summer #watercolour #artistonbluesky #EnglishSummer #watercolorartist #Seaside #summer2025 #seaside #portraits #figurativeart #Kent #lightandshadow #holiday #swimming #coastline #Britishseaside #Kentcoast #Margate

Sounds like a glorious day - filled with the best things!

Detail from a portrait of the narrowboat 'Hrafn', moored in the Potteries, England. A commission from last year #ThePotteries #narrowboats #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #boats #figurativeart #MiddleEngland #LordVernonsWharf #VictorianIndustrialLandscape #MiddleportPottery

'Trafalgar' (spelling!)

Pencil sketch of group of young people on the steps in Trafagar Square. This was sketched from a photo rather than from life #portraits #figurativeart #wolffpencil #peoplewatching #TrafalgarSquare #London #lunchbreak #charcoalpencil #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #pencilsketch #faces #studyofyouth

Bless you. I'm so grateful for your support! x

Wedding portrait commission (now delivered to client) #watercolorportrait #commission #weddingportrait #GreekWedding #portrait #watercolourpainting #artistonbluesky #figurativeart #WeddingGift #PortraitArt #weddingdress #olivebranch #figurestudy

Detail from a #watercolour painted a couple of years ago 'Out of the Shadows' based on figures observed in Folkestone, Kent #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #watercolor #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky #portrait #KentEngland

I use a pencil sharpener (with a wider hole, for fatter pencils!). But a knife would do the job too. I also often use Wolffs carbon pencils which are slimmer and easier to sharpen.

I sketched it in conte crayon, which I enjoy using as you can sharpen it more easily than regular charcoal sticks

Sketches from life from cafe in @Canterbury #cafesociety #drawnfromlife #figurative #artistonbluesky#portrait #coffeeshop #charcoal #Englishcoffeeshop #conte #sketching #figurestudy

In the face of powerlessness I do the same - avoid much of the news and try to make a difference in my own life and with those around me. So much to enjoy if we're lucky enough to have many blessings.

I do appreciate your supportive comments Ellen. I hope all's well with you x

Thanks so much!

Detail from a house portrait painted a few years ago - Scottish farmhouse & estate #watercolour #houseportrait #portrait #scotland #landscapepainting #ScottishLandscape #artistonbluesky#watercolourportrait #forest #commission #forest #scottishhighlands #watercolorpainting

Detail from WIP Figures in a Heatwave #watercolour #summer25 #portraits #heatwave #fıgurativeart #artistonbluesky #watercolorpainting #walmerkent #parchedgrass #sunshine #lightandshade #figurestudy #KentEngland #peoplewatching

Thank you so much Ellen. This is from our recent trip to Florence; I love finding an elegant arrangement of figures!

WIP 'On Santa Trinita Bridge' #watercolour #Florence #figurativepainting #italytravel #portraits #watercolorpainting #masonry #artistoninsta #holidayseason #sunglasses #artistonbluesky #Europe #figurestudy

gorgeous!

😅 Have to agree! (however I do hashtag 'watercolor' on insta, in recognition of US spelling. I try to be even-handed!)

Thank you James!

Detail from Alfresco in the City #watercolour #London #pub #figurativeart #ArtistOnBlueSky #LightandShade #portraits #watercolorpainting #urbanlife #figurestudy #CoventGarden #watercoloursketch #LunchBreak #peoplewatching #England

Thank you Ellen! Hoping to post a few more in coming days.