Padstow Harbor and the Old Custom House

Original Oil

By Trijsten Leach

Art Size: 8" x 10"

Framed Art: 11" x 13"

This piece was painted on location in Padstow in Cornwall England. The focus of the painting is the moored sailboat, with the most prominent building being the old custom house or pub. It was a gray and cloudy day, but it set the mood for the painting. The seagulls were swooping in and taking the cornish pasties out of the hands of tourists (this included my little daughter who was very upset.) All in all it was a good day.

Artist Bio: 

Trijsten Leach grew up in the Santa Cruz mountains of California and gained an early love of the forests, oceans and mountains. Growing up he spent his time surfing, hiking, biking with brothers and friends, as well as playing sports. 

He earned a BFA from Brigham Young University Hawaii, where he lived for three years studying art and the beach. After graduation Trijsten would move to central Utah where he met his wife and now currently resides with her and his four children. 

It was seven years after graduation before Trijsten would start painting professionally. Since that time he has received numerous awards from various plein air competitions in the west, and has done numerous solo exhibitions of his work. For the past seven years he has traveled abroad with his family, painting along the way and enjoying the beauty of new places and cultures. Most recently, he and his family spent the spring in England and France preparing for his upcoming exhibition: Across the Channel: An Artists Journey