It has been a month since my last post and since I've picked up a painting brush. Sometimes life gets a little bit in the way... I was almost scared to paint again, as if I would have forgotten everything! No chance to go out and paint outside as the weather has been (and still is) terrible here in England, so I decided to look in my photographs references "treasure box" hoping to find something inspiring to paint in the studio and slowly get me back into "painting mode".
I found a lovely photograph of cows in a field I took during a trip in Herefordshire last year and decided to do a small study of it:
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| Cows in Herefordshire 10"x8" oil on board |
As usual, I kept it simple and wanted to capture the essence of the scene.
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As you can see below, I didn't copy exactly the picture and decided to take it as a starting point
to play with colours and shapes.
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| The reference photograph |
Click here to view a painting made a few months ago inspired by the same trip in Herefordshire.
I really enjoyed painting this little study and cannot wait to get back to the easel for more. Hopefully the rain will stop at some point and I will be able to paint some cows for real...
Well worth waiting for, it's a beauty! Glad you're back! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Haidee-Jo! Happy you like it.
DeleteI am really glad you are painting again, I have missed seeing your work. Great job on the cows.
ReplyDeleteThanks Douglas! I have been busy selling/looking for a new home and preparing our forthcoming show. It is still a bit too hectic to properly paint but I really want to get back in the rhythm now as I've missed it too much!
DeleteThe weather has been mucky down here hasn't it! I really like the softness of the palette, it gives a lovely restful atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! Glad you find it restful as this is exactly the result I'm trying to achieve.
DeleteLovely! Has the feel of a 'Pirlot plein air' but done in the comfort of the home studio :) Perfect! I'm impressed the way you can use the reference and make it your own, not being a slave to the photo and keeping things fresh and painterly. Glad you're back at the easel again.
ReplyDeleteThanks David! It's funny indeed how sometimes you can't tell my studio and plein air work apart. I tend to use the same technique and still have this urgency. I suppose the main difference is usually with studio I have more in mind the concept of the final painting, while in plein air it is more unpredictable which makes it even more thrilling :-) As replied to Douglas, not sure if I'm officially fully back as it is still pretty hectic but still hoping to get more time to paint. Hope your well.
DeleteI hope you have time to get back to it soon, but selling, buying, packing, unpacking,are all very demanding. But congratulations on getting a new house. I hope you find one you really like.
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Thanks Doug. It is still early days and we haven't moved yet but hopefully it will all be sorted in the next few months. Hope you're well.
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