Posts Tagged ‘Cambridgeshire’
A morning at Earith
Spent Monday morning painting at Earith. A bright day but tried to keep the tones down so I could get more contract between vertical trees and the ground. The image below shows just how much move or omit things to make what I feel is a pleasing composition. I missed out a few trees and…
Read MoreMellow morning at Holywell
Got to Holywell this morning just in time to catch the early morning mist clearing. Tried to find a view that was not too “picture postcard”. Enjoyed my couple of hours and it was a change to be able to load the sky with warm colours. I will certainly be tidying this one up for…
Read MoreReturn to Berry Fen
Had a go at a “green monster” at Berry Fen near Bluntisham. The result was a bit overworked in places, and looking at the photo I see the foreground has gone astray. In the studio I use a mirror to spot problems such as this were basic shapes are wrong -I think I will have…
Read MoreA reminder of summer
I have not posted anything for a while but now it dark, gloomy and VERY windy I have time to write rather than paint. I have found a couple of photos to remind myself of late summer Not sure about the dark shape in the tree above, or the light tree in the one at…
Read MoreArt Display at Soham Library
Art Display at Soham Library I have a small display of my paintings at Soham library until the end of November. I would welcome any feedback. Credit must go to the library for making this “easy to use” space available and it is a shame more artists do not use it.
Read MoreAldreth -morning and evening
Hi, Went out to Aldreth out in the Fens recently. Interesting and pretty remote but previously I have never got the feel of the place. I really got into it this time. Completed a painting in the morning, then another late afternoon. The rest of the day I spent sketching. I am aiming to have…
Read MoreCould this be the first day of summer?
Great weather over the long weekend – almost to blue for painting! Managed to find some more interesting views of Holywell with better foregrounds and shadows. With a limited tidying up in the studios these will be OK – that is if you like green!
Read MoreFinally got out painting!
Managed to get out for a couple of hours and get some Plein Air work done. Painted near Houghton Mill on the Great Ouse. Lots of people stopped to watch me, at one time there were about ten people behind me that I had not noticed. I had forgotten about that particular hazard! Next…
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