Jenny Nash paints along the South West Coast Path

From many amazing locations along this wonderful coast path, Jenny translates shifting weather, rolling surf and endless horizons into expressive seascapes that feel as if the sea is still moving on the canvas. Working in an impressionist style, she focuses on views that look out to sea from the cliffs and headlands of Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, capturing the drama and calm of this much‑loved coastline.

Jenny begins by walking the path, sketchbook in hand, noting how light glances off distant waves or how a storm front gathers over the water. Quick studies in oil or acrylic help her fix the energy of the scene, from wild, wind‑blown skies to the quiet shimmer of a receding tide. Back in her riverside Devon studio, she develops these on‑the‑spot impressions into larger works on canvas, board or paper, layering marks and colour to evoke both the power of the sea and the atmosphere of the path itself.

Jenny’s paintings are grounded in real places along the Coastal Path, but she allows memory and emotion to guide her final compositions. Sweeping brushstrokes suggest vast skies; textured passages of paint hint at spray and shifting surf without spelling out every detail. This balance between recognisable coastline and intuitive mark‑making gives her work a strong sense of place while leaving space for the viewer’s own experience of the sea.

As a contemporary Devon artist whose practice is rooted in this coastline, Jenny has built a body of work that consistently explores the meeting point of land, sea and sky. Her seascapes and landscapes are described as affordable yet collectable, appealing to those who know the path well and those who are simply drawn to the emotional pull of the ocean.

Above all, Jenny aims to “capture the sense of movement and the power of the sea,” allowing the path’s ever‑changing views out to sea to shape paintings that feel alive with weather, light and memory.