The first attempt was last Saturday and after unloading all my kit I realised I had forgotten the walkstool! This obliged me to paint standing up which I'm not comfortable with. I know many top artists like Trevor Chamberlain say you should stand up to paint but each to his own. I don't have the steadiest of hands and sitting down enables me to overcome this handicap by resting my little finger on the paper a la Charles Reid. The first painting was unsatisfactory once I had a good look at it and it was soon discarded. This prompted me to try again, and with excellent weather conditions I returned on Sunday to the same spot. The resulting painting, which I was more careful with follows.
Fabriano Artistico Not 19" x 15" Keynsham Manor
Keynsham Manor has a long history going back some hundreds of years. There are a pair of really enormous beech trees at the entrance, which I relegated to a minor role and simplified. They tower way above. Owls usually nest in one of them. Overall it is a very complicated subject with masses of `stuff' and in the past I've often tried to put too much in. The Manor is now split into three separate residences and I know the couple who own it and live in one section. John has told me something of the history.
2 comments:
A very successful piece. Good values and great colour choices You have made good choices in selecting what to leave in and what to ignore. Like it a lot.
Thanks Mick. I'm fairly happy with this one, although as I've said the first effort bit the dust. It really is a complicated subject and what to leave out seems to be the key. Assuming you get that right of course!
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