Kate Lycett - The Rainbow Houses - Hand finished print

After getting so thoroughly cold in Staithes I didn’t dare stop to draw again until I got to Whitby. My Grandpa Cole had a chalet on Dunster Beach in Somerset and it’s been in the family ever since. For four generations ‘the chalet’ is everyone’s favourite place. Because of our chalet I’ve always loved beach huts and these ones mark the beginning of Whitby to me. My friends daughter Emily calls them the rainbow houses apparently, hence the title. I like the view from behind them, where the bright colours are a little faded and they frame the sky and the piers.

Hand-finished with gold leaf and gold thread.