Posts Tagged ‘England’
Last of Summer
Summer is fading fast but it just means Autumn is on the way, my favorite time of year. I have been out catching the last of the wheatfields. I have also taken the opportunity to improve the photos I take of my paintings. I just use a point and shoot camera. Setting them outside…
Read MoreStill Painting
It has been rather a struggle to get out painting over recent weeks. The rain does not normally worry me, but the general greyness does sometimes dampen my enthusiasm. Any hint of the sun and I am off! I have been tempted to try painting a few sunrises/sunsets. I alway thought they look rather naff,…
Read MoreThis is Not Cambridgeshire
I recently took a week away to paint on the Isle of Skye – very different to Cambridgeshire. Obviously there are more mountains but there is also more water and more midges. I went well prepared and had a great time. It took time to get used to judging the height of hills and getting…
Read MoreTrip to Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire
A few weeks ago when it was REALLY hot I spent a few days in Charnwood Forest between Leicester and Loughborough. I wanted to sketch some of the rock formations but I also managed to do some painting. With the bright blue sky it looks like Texas – and even the cows have horns. I…
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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