Actually it isn't but the one I did today is far too light, the Church at Newton St Loe, and I've already put it on the ever growing reject pile. I would probably have been pleased with it a year or three ago but no longer.
Pat's back garden 16" x 12" waterford Not
This was painted last Saturday on our second 2010 visit to Pat's house at a village on the outskirts of Bristol. Weather was fine, a little cloudy but warm and I painted a scene looking through a gap between bushes. The main feature is the urn but following Charles Reid's dictum of not having a particular centre of interest decided to modify it and added several flowers. Actually they were growing in a border behind and to the side of where I sat so it's my own composition. I think it works quite well. Colours used included , Permanent Rose (W & N),Carmine (W & N), Quinacridone Gold (Maimeri), Ultramarine Violet (Rowney), Hookers Green (Maimeri), combinations of various blues and yellows, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber. Oh yes and Raw Umber.
Delightful work, showing wonderful passages of colour and colour mixing on the paper that make the piece sing. A tribute to your study and mentors, Reid and Whitton. You'll not have any trouble selling this one if you so wish. Having checked out prices at the RA Summer Exhibition this is worth a few bob.
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