Oil on Board, 6 x 8 inches SOLD
This is the second of the four little paintings
for Devon. It's a view in my village from last February, the group of farm
buildings making a pleasing composition with the backdrop of trees and the
gorgeous old Willow on the left. Being predominantly a bluish monochrome
landscape, the lovely rich red-brick barn provided the perfect foil of warmth to
the picture. I included the two horses for a bit of life, one munching on the
little patch of grass and the other sunning himself against the barn in the thin
sunlight. The flooded foreground finally gave some nice reflections for added
interest.
F'Art, I love this! It is so David Curti-ish. Well done my love(r)
ReplyDeletePS Liv said she is going to London with Mark, but said thank you very much for looking and she is sorry she wasted your time. xxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you very much Miller! I'll forgive Liv this time!
DeleteIts amazing how much detail you have managed on such a small board. I also paint en plein air on 8x6 board but my pieces are a lot more impressionistic than yours. What size brushes do you use outside may I ask? I'd never be able to paint all those branches with the size of brushes I take out with me. As an art student, I've always been told not to use too small a brush, but I'm often not happy with some of the lack of detail in my outdoor pieces.
ReplyDeleteThank you Glynn. I use the same brushes outside as in the studio, a mixture of long flat hogs and synthetics. The tree branches are done with a No1 rigger and the foliage or winter tracery is done with a 1" Household paintbrush. It's always best to use as big a brush as you can as you've been told - stops you getting too fiddly. I strive to become a little more loose, but the illusion of detail always seems to come to the fore, even though I'm pretty fast these days!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reply Peter, its a fantastic piece.
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