![A pencil drawing of the view from the beach at Redcliff Point, with the Isle of Portland in the background](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/F42A115F-FE20-48E6-8352-8F7919A79AFA-scaled.jpeg?resize=1140%2C600&ssl=1)
Distant Views of Portland
19 January 2024Along the section of the Jurassic Coast from the Isle of Purbeck as far as Lyme Regis the Isle of Portland is a constant presence. It’s not a true island, being connected to the Dorset mainland by a narrow causeway and by Chesil Beach, which starts at Portland and ends at the pretty village of Abbotsbury. It’s a fascinating place, shaped by centuries of quarrying and constantly battered by the elements.
I hadn’t realised it at the time but it turns out Portland is sitting in the background of quite a few of my drawings. I accidentally made a series of pictures of distant views of Portland, so I thought it would be fun to include them all here, in one place.
![A pencil drawing of sunlight reflecting off waves between two columns of rock](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/I-Must-Go-Down-to-the-Sea-Again.jpg?resize=713%2C1024&ssl=1)
![A pencil drawing of the view from the beach at Redcliff Point, with the Isle of Portland in the background](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/F42A115F-FE20-48E6-8352-8F7919A79AFA.jpeg?resize=1024%2C728&ssl=1)
![Pencil drawing, Evening Light in the Bay](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FE213328-3DCE-469E-8D85-1F600EB7D10A.jpeg?resize=1024%2C729&ssl=1)
![Pencil drawing of Lulworth in Winter](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/5CBAFEC5-F948-412F-975D-5D6723A7B6AC.jpeg?resize=1024%2C707&ssl=1)
![Pencil drawing of Lyme Regis Cobb](https://i0.wp.com/penpaperpencil.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1E030E97-A4CA-45A0-A8F2-B9E93FAE0461.jpeg?resize=732%2C1024&ssl=1)