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Sussex-based artist Tony Parsons is returning to the island in October and wants locals to pose for a landscape painting on Havelet beach.
Mr Parsons, pictured above, will set up his easel by the southerly slipway on Wednesday 5 October at 10:00.
He will paint anyone who attends into the artwork, which will later be displayed alongside his other local landscapes at a pop-up exhibition at Fermain Valley Hotel.
“Come for a walk on the beach, wear something colourful or do something unusual if you would like to stand out in the painting,” said Mr Parsons.
Mr Parsons only asks for those attending to say hello to him.
He added that the painting will be completed “very quickly” providing winds are low, and he “should” have a large enough canvas to fit all those who wish to be featured.
Pictured: Mr Parsons has previously produced artworks around the island, including this one of the valley field adjacent to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
A private viewing of Mr Parsons's gallery will open on Thursday 6 October from 18:00-21:00, before opening to the public the following day between 10:00 and 17:00.
Free tickets to the private opening can be obtained by emailing artistonthehill@gmail.com.
Mr Parsons has previously painted Guernsey landscapes including the 'PEH field'.
The field, adjacent to the hospital site, was the subject of a States debate earlier this year with concerns raised over the suggestion it be used for building new key worker accommodation.
Mr Parsons was on a visit to the island in May, during which he had produced paintings on location until sunset over three days. On his final day, Mr Parsons sought a final landscape to oil paint before departing on the ferry.
He was contacted by the leader of a requête seeking to protect the field, Deputy Steve Falla, who met him at the site. He photographed the field and later completed the painting at his UK studio, adding Guernsey cows into the landscape.
Requete field captured in oil painting by visiting artist
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