Wednesday 2 July 2014

Tumbledown Barn near Oundle

Oil on Board, 10x12 inches

I spotted this glorious old barn with its collapsed roof and just a few orange tiles clinging stoically to the timbers. With a lovely cumulus-clouded sky with blue patches as a backdrop and lots of Hogweed and a broken gate, I couldn't resist painting it. I moved a few things around for the sake of the composition, like shifting the gate to the right and making it a little smaller so not to dominate, and bringing in the distant fields to give a sense of depth, but really it was a perfect subject.

6 comments:

  1. Bonjour,

    Il est vrai que cette ferme, comme beaucoup de celles qui tombent dans l'abandon, a une âme. Vous avez su magnifiquement la capturer. Cette peinture est vivante et j'aime aussi votre premier plan avec toutes ces grandes herbes fleuries...
    En ce moment je m'autorise de longues promenades avec Icarus mon dalmatien dans de jolis chemins champêtres.
    Très joli travail, bravo !

    Gros bisous ♡

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    1. Merci beaucoup Martinealison ! Il est vrai, ces vieux bâtiments de ferme « live » et ont une histoire à eux. Une telle honte de les voir en décomposition, mais ils font de bons sujets !

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  2. Beautiful Peter, as always. All the best.
    Vic.

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    1. Thank you very much Vic, you're most kind and it's much appreciated!

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  3. Beautifully painted, Peter. Reminds me of an old building/barn on a farm where my aunt lived when I was a youngster.
    Best wishes,
    Terry

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    1. Thanks very much Terry. Hope her own roof was in better shape!

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