I apologise for another version of sunlight through trees on consecutive blogs, but in mitigation they are in different media.
I mentioned in previous blogs about walking with a group of French visitors who had come to Southport. On the Saturday we had a sunny walk, taking lunch on the beach at Formby. I posted a painting I did of the scene on 24th October. This is another painting based on views I saw, that day, on our way to lunch, walking through the woods to Formby and then on to the beach. I have done another, very different version of these woods. I’ll post that in my next blog.
I tried to keep this painting very loose; spraying the paper with water and then throwing paint into the dampened area after which I then drew into and painted with a brush. As I was building up layers of paint I spayed in masking fluid both on dry and damp paper at differing times of painting, so the masking fluid covered different colours and tones.
Other scenes of Southport, Liverpool and Formby are available for sale on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com
I like the purple light and the misty smudge! I can feel the atmosphere.
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Don’t apologize! One can’t paint enough sunlight-though-the-trees scenes.
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Thanks, I suppose they do make good subjects.
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Lovely warm dappled light Graham – all the more welcome to see this on such a wet and miserable day as it is today!
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Thanks John. It did rain here later, but this morning, with the sun, it was like a summers day – nearly took my shirt off.
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How do you spray the masking fluid Graham? did you splatter it or was it in a sprayer. It always gums up the brush (though I put a little oil soap in there before using and that helps. You are so masterful with watercolors, this is a great effect with all the layers.
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Thanks Deb. I use an old flat acrylic brush and splatter by pulling the brush back and letting it go. You do need to be fairly quick about it, and get the brush into water
and wash immediately after. However, if it has started to solidify drop it into white spirit. That will dissolve off the gum.
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Oh okay, the spirits will dissolve it?! Good to know, thank you!
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We all have the scenes and subject matter we keep coming back to, your sunlight in the trees is always amazing to see, and you approach it in so many different ways.
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Can we have a few barges please?
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Love it. Beautiful!
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