Another painting for the upcoming exhibition and one worked up from a sketch made on site, along with photographs. This scene is from further down the same lane that I showed in my previous post, but it wasnt done on the same day. The day here was much brighter and showed off the emerging leaves in their spring colour. I loved the reflections and shadows in the ditch water, and the winter skeletons of the trees before they get clothed in dense summer greenery.
Also, there was a good place to sit off the lane. The road is only wide enough for one car and sitting painting on the verge risks you having to move all your gear when a tractor comes bouncing along, normally pulling an even wider trailer.
It maybe isnt the kind of thing for many people, but it was something I enjoyed doing.
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Looks like a lovely place to walk.
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I find it’s better to cycle around, as I did when I first sketched this – its flat , though a prevailing westerly can make you feel like you’re climbing a hill. The marked footpaths arent used a lot and in my experience peter out or get covered in undergrowth – so I generally stick to the lanes.
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Sublime 😍
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