I wasnt prepared for Thursday dawning without a cloud in the sky and by lunchtime it was still cloudless so I decided to get out and do some painting. Unfortunately I hadnt made any plans, so I headed off on a well worn route, hoping to spot something new of interest. This, above, was a view across to farms on the moss with the remains of last year`s bramble and undergrowth in the foreground.
I continued up Clieves`s Hills – the only bump in the Lancahire Plain around here and close to the top, I took the opportunity to get off the bike and sit down to paint this house. I liked theinterchange of light and shade on the walls and the tree just coming into leaf, all set off against the recently tilled soil.
And finally another drainage ditch. Again I liked the light and shade and the way the banks zig-zagged like teeth of interlocking cogs. In hindsight, there is room to play more on the light and shade of banks and I think the water close to the bottom of the painting was wider then I have it which would add to the contrasts. But by then I had cycled twenty miles and was on my third painting – concentration was beginning to sag – but a great afternoon, nevertheless.
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Lovely paintings. I agree, it’s great to get outside and sketch again.
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Thanks Margaret – I havent made a morning yet though. Too much frost on the garden when I look out first thing for my liking.
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Lovely paintings!
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I’m especially impressed with the depth perspective of the last drainage ditch!
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Thanks Tiffany. I dont think I did it justice, as it was getting late and I was getting tired. These ditches are a real part of the area and are quite deep, as a few drivers have come to find out.
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Nice paintings of the countryside. I like how you used dull muted colours.
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I hadnt spotted that. Perhaps working under full sunshine had an effect on my tonal judgement. In April it’s too cold to stand in the shade and the sun also helps the paint to dry and besides, I like sitting in the sun. The last one is a bit less muted, but by then evening was approaching.
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The sun can be bliending to paint in in the middle of the day. I always wait until at least 4:30pm.
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Yeah, I normally paint early in the morning, but it is a bit cold at the moment, so that’s why I’m out later in the day.
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