Morecambe

At Easter Sara and I had an overnight stay in Morecambe. Neither of us had ever been and we wanted to see the famous sands. I particularly wanted to go with a view to painting them. That hasn't happen yet, quite, and I'm not sure that it will. I say quite because I started a painting which I have since put on one side, possibly/probably to completely paint over. I have painted a seagull from the trip, which will follow in a later post, and a view of the Forest of Bowland, again, later.
Morecambe is amazing. The town itself has clearly seen better days, which, by the look of the buildings, were really quite grand. Sadly those days are long gone. The town is one of the most run-down places I've seen for a long time. But what a view from the beach! It has to be the most beautiful  sea front view that I've ever seen. You look across the bay at the lake district, and the light is fantastic. Here is a selection of some of the photos that I took whilst we were there.