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Fiona Doyle

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A new painting video every Saturday: outdoors, in the loft, and everything in between.

November 2026

5 videos

  1. Painting an iceberg from the rocks

    One small canvas, one sitting and a big piece of ice across the bay. How I block it in before the light moves.

    A painter on a rock painting an iceberg across a cove.

  2. Adding a small red boat for scale

    A tiny dab of red turns a patch of white into a huge iceberg. Where I put it and how little paint it takes.

    An iceberg in a bay with a small red boat for scale.

  3. Painting saltbox houses in one sitting

    Four bright houses and the fish stages on a rocky shore, drawn and painted in about two hours.

    Colourful saltbox houses and fish stages on a rocky shore.

  4. Mixing icy blues and whites

    A glass palette, a knife and the few colours I use for every iceberg, from pale green-white to deep blue.

    A glass palette of icy blues and whites with a knife.

  5. Working up a big canvas in the loft

    How I take a small outdoor study up to the loft and paint it again, large, at the easel.

    Fiona painting at an easel in a loft studio above the sea.

October 2026

4 videos

  1. What I wear to paint in the cold

    Boots, a wool cap, fingerless gloves and a bucket to sit on. What I carry on a freezing morning.

    Boots, a wool cap and a paint bucket at a blue door.

  2. Finishing a large iceberg canvas

    The last three days on a big painting: the edges, the water and when to stop.

    A finished iceberg painting against a loft wall.

  3. Making my colour palette cards

    How I mix each colour, write down the recipe and print it as a card you can keep in a box.

    A printed colour-mixing chart on a studio table.

  4. Fish stages and houses on a grey day

    Painting on a day with no sun and no shadows, and why the colours still work.

    Colourful saltbox houses and fish stages on a rocky shore.

September 2026

1 video

  1. My first study of icy water

    A ten-minute painting of ice on dark water, and what it taught me about leaving things out.

    An iceberg in a bay with a small red boat for scale.

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