Sandstone cliffs

Another aspect distinguishing Sydney is our magnificent sandstone. Walks along our coast is along cliffs where we glimpse the exposed sandstone face. This painting is of the cliff at Gordon's Bay between Coogee and Clovelly.


This is a cropped view as it is incomplete. There are a number of dark brick Art Deco apartments perched precariously on the cliff I wanted to include but made the mistake of painting them in that purply colour which contrasted badly with the rest of the picture. To harmonise with the hues of the sandstone, they need to be shades of ochre and brown. Of course if all fails I can do a vast sky and cover everything up. Artists do not have to paint reality!