Snuggling.

Pumpkin Garden   Acrylic on board  10 x 10 inches framed  £ 130  $ 160

A visit to a walled garden at Gunby Hall in Lincolnshire.  

These pumpkins were snuggling together in the sunshine.

In a dark brown hand-painted wood frame.

Studio Musings...

I was running late today and realised I hadn't posted something for today's blog.

The photographs are not good owing to the light levels this morning so I apologise for that. 

This little painting sits in my home.  It was created in 2010.

At that time I was using acrylics so this is the only piece I have left in my collection.

I like it for the loose, impressionistic style and it reminds me of my painting journey.  

Seasons.

November Mist   Oils on canvas board   10 x 12 inches  £ 160   $ 195

The promise of a bright day after the mist has cleared.

Studio Musings...

Another tonal study.  However, whilst painting this scene I began to 'tighten up'. 

 It was not where I wanted to be so I took a rag and rubbed the oils around. 

Suddenly the image changed and I regained the atmosphere I needed.

My landscape became mysterious.  I love a little intrigue.

High ridge.

High Peak 2   Oils on canvas board   7 x 5 inches   £ 60   $ 75

A long climb up to look at the view.

Studio Musings...

The view from the top is a good one and worth the work to get there.

Sky high.

High Peak 1   Oils on canvas board  7 x 5 inches  £ 60   $ 75

A sandy trail up the hillside.  A walk in high places.

Studio Musings...

I had two canvas boards left on the shelf.

Still enthused by my tonal study week I came inland 

to create a memory of my walking holiday.

Marshland.

Coastal Tones 6   Oils on canvas board  7 x 5 inches  £ 60  $75

A tapestry of marsh and mud.  

Studio Musings...

The final tonal study featuring the coast.

It has been a useful week concentrating on values to create a composition.

Peaches and cream.

Coastal Tones 5   Oils on canvas board  7 x 5 inches  £ 60   $ 75

A misty view of the coast.

Studio Musings...

Mark making.  Tonal shifts add depth and interest to my studies.

I like the peach and cream in the sky areas reflected in the watery sand

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Sunlight.

Coastal Tones 4  Oils on canvas board  7 x 5 inches  £ 60  $ 75

Sandbanks and sun. 

Studio Musings...

An abstracted way of painting is an adventure in the mind.

When I work the oils around the board the shapes formed remind me of what I have seen.

Imaginative? Maybe...but what really matters is bringing the painting to life.