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| Allotments at Sion Hill in August, Bath 14"x10" oil on board |
I simply can't get enough of the "tree with a view" theme (David calls it with humour "a typical Pirlot subject") and Bath is certainly full of those sceneries. When I arrived on the spot, they both had been painting for an hour already so I really had to go for it and not waste any time (no naps on the grass this time for me then).
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| My painting at the end of the session. There was no sunshine but I HAD to wear my cap to feel in the painting mood |
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| David produced a lovely painting of the scene with a tall portrait format |
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| Tim -that you can see at the back- produced a great painting too which you can see on his blog |
I love those sunflowers Valerie, super painting too (somehow you make it look like Belgium or France).
ReplyDeleteOh heck! I was invited to the opening at le Forte, but got dates mixed up and double booked so wish I could have been there. I'll have to go along and see the paintings anyway.
Another beautiful painting, but what is an allotment? I love how you simplify shapes and colors to really bring a feeling of harmony to all of your paintings. We are expecting another day at 105 degrees.I believe we have had 54 days over a 100 this summer so far, and no end in sight. Our outdoor painting is restricted to the mornings. It looks like you guys had a glorious day.
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ReplyDeleteAs usual, a beautiful painting. I love your colour scheme, what is your palette? I thought I was happy with mine, but your colours are brilliant. I love the pictures also. They really tell the story. I do look forward to your postings. All the best Valerie.
Vic.
Thanks Andrew, Douglas and Vic. I think that harmony you are talking about Douglas comes from the fact that I use a limited palette. For this painting I used Titanium white, 2 blues (cobalt and cerulean) and two yellows (Cadmium and Naples) plus burnt umber and burnt and raw sienna. All my greens came from a mix of these and actually every area of the painting is a mix of these as I don't clean my brushes and always keep a bit of the mix to keep the harmony but just add a bit more of this or that. Vic it's funny how the grass/palette is always greener on the other side as I tend to be tempted by other's artists palette but for the moment I'm sticking with it as I'm still discovering new mixes every time... Douglas I can't believe it's so hot where you are. Today the weather is depressing here, it feels like November...
ReplyDeleteI knew this view had plenty of 'Pirlot potential' and you didn't disappoint :o) The moment I saw it I sensed you were onto a winner. I was convinced the scene would be best served with a long thin portrait format but you somehow picked out a solid composition in landscape format....well worth that little preliminary thumbnail sketch you made just to check the essentials. A nice journey through the landscape to the distant hills with subtle colour balance. I've just started using Burnt umber a fair bit myself.....a lovely mixer and I like the transparaency/consistency of the W&N variety.
ReplyDeleteYou should be very happy with this one :o)
I love your blog and David's. Of course I love to see your art but I also truly enjoy reading about your painting outings and seeing the photos. Can you tell me what Tim's blog is? I tried to find it but couldn't.
ReplyDeleteThanks Douglas. I really recommend Tim's blog, You should be able to click on his name in my post or just click here:
ReplyDeletehttp://timkingsartblog.blogspot.com/
By the way, allotments= a piece of land made of a group of vegetables/fruits/flowers patches - usually for people who don't have the room to do it in their own garden.
Brilliant Work!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you all working together, I am jealous, I'm yet to have a chance to paint with you. Please book me up in September.