Out one morning painting, I spotted this footpath across a field that the farmer had preserved. If I had come across it earlier I would have used that as my subject, but I had just completed two watercolours, so I took a few photos instead. On the other side of the lane I I discovered a cherry tree and got a bagful of cherries to supplement the morello cherries on my tree at home. I made three pots of cherry jam yesterday. I love cherry jam on toast – particularly after a tough morning with the paintbrush..
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Another one of my favorites, beautiful painting. And, the cherry jam sounds devine.
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Thanks Sharron. Not sure how long it’s going to last – the vultures are hopping closer.
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Ooh, this one’s lovely…..
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Beautiful in so many ways.
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Nice painting, it really sparkles with sunlight and the shadows on the right hand side. Also you didn’t get too caught up in the detail of the grass!!
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A wonderful landscape Graham, I think the softness of pastels helps imply a soft summer breeze, moving the barley lazily around. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks Kevin. Some subjects do seem to suggest a particular medium. I picked pastels for this one mainly for a change of pace and also I thought that they might be better for depicting the barley – though the jury’s still out on that. I might pick it up again later and develop it a bit further.
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