This is a local park in Southport I visited early one sunny morning. The glass-house has been restored and I have exhibited paintings there over the years. The painting was done in three colours – red, blue and yellow all on the warm side.
I decided to try a painting using three primaries, but on the cool side: winsor yellow, alizarin red and Prussian blue. This was of a farm near Little Crosby on a bright evening.
As the colours were more staining and not pigments which contained heavy metals I noticed that they moved about much more readily on my first wash – which is very loose. In fact there were some areas which lost their pigment completely – so I had to go back in. I then made heavy work of the ragwort ( well I think that was what it was) in the foreground. In hindsight I should have used more masking fluid and got the lit surfaces to sing against the shaded areas. Maybe one to try again.
Other local scenes are available for sale on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com
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So lovely!
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Hi. Looking for a picture just like this. Childhood memories. Is it for sale? It’s beautiful.
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