John Piper - ACE004.4

Cliffs and breaking waves on the coast at Portland, near Weymouth. Piper sketching. Details of the surroundings – rocks, the lighthouse, village, etc. Piper’s paintings. Some of Piper’s Beach Engines, decorated with abstract designs. The real abstractions of Portland. Stones and stone quarries. The deserted church and its graveyard; paintings. Paintings of nearby cottages. Ruined lighthouse and connected buildings; Piper’s painting. The new lighthouse; some of Piper’s paintings. Piper in his studio, turning his sketches into paintings. His VO describes the process. The finished work. Details of various Piper paintings. Commentary reiterates information about the romantic and abstract nature of his work, but points out that he "never loses sight of the object he wants to interpret". Piper leaves his studio. The End.