Painting of the Month
JULY 2026
Welcome to my 'Painting of the Month' page. Featured maritime originals from past to present are shown here, representing the finest of my paintings over the years. Discover my latest artworks and know the story behind them. Maritime art focuses on the sea, yachts, classic boats, schooners, Naval ships, harbours, and coastal scenes. It often captures the spirit of seafaring and the relationship between people and the ocean. As a British artist, working in the UK, my paintings continue to keep alive this artistic tradition.
Golden Light, Saunton
Original | Available
In this painting, the light from the evening sun is right before the viewer, reaching out and touching everything with its amber and honeyed light. The warm summertime air is golden, its warm yellow hues tint the shoreline with a pleasing appearance. The waves are modest in size, and the waters of the ocean spill gently forward at a steady yet unhurried pace. Saunton is bathed in luminosity and seems to breathe in long, contented sighs, as though the whole coast has settled into a quiet reverence for the day's last embrace. Each grain of sand appears to shimmer with a private secret, reflecting flecks of brilliance back toward the sky. The horizon stretches wide and open, a tender meeting of the sea and sky, where pale clouds dissolve into the golden light.
There is a kindness in this scene — a gentle stillness that invites bare feet and unguarded hearts. The tide moves with patient grace, sketching foaming lines that lace the shore before retreating once more. In this quiet radiance, Saunton becomes more than a place; it becomes a feeling — an enveloping warmth, a soft-spoken promise that even as the sun dips lower, beauty remains, glowing softly in the afterlight.
PAINTING DETAILS:
Title: Golden Light, Saunton.
Medium: Oil on deep-edge canvas.
Panel size: 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 x 4.5 cm.)
Frame: Not framed.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
Painting Price: £5,500.00
Available: Direct from the artist. Please email me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.
Email: info@markwoollacott.com
Price includes UK delivery
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How to Order This Painting
Ordering this painting is easy. Simply email me your contact details and let me know the title of the painting you wish to purchase (i.e. Golden Light, Saunton) and I will email you an invoice so you can make your payment. Please supply your full name, address and delivery address (if it is different from your home address) email address and telephone number — these details will have to go on the invoice. I will also have to provide this information to the delivery courier, who will require this information from me in order to deliver the artwork to you.
Once I have received the full payment from you for the artwork, I will carefully package the painting (include its certificate of authenticity) and prepare it for collection by the courier. I shall keep you updated by email and let you know when the courier will be collecting the artwork from me, and I will also provide you with a tracking reference number, which will allow you to check the status of the painting on the courier's website once it has been collected from me. This number will provide you with up-to-date information while the artwork is in transit and en route to your address.
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you, or someone assigned by you, will be at the delivery address to receive the artwork when it is delivered by the courier. The parcel containing the painting may require a signature on delivery.
Order the Art Print
Golden Light, Saunton art print is available to buy online at Fine Art America. Choose from a variety of print sizes, select quality fine art papers, print types (e.g. paper print, canvas print, metal print etc.), and framing options to suit your home or style.
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