Wolds Field

The photograph for this painting was taking nearby, on a cold winter day, the grasses were half dead, but were blown in the wind, looking like waves running down the hill.  The soil is reddish brown around here.

Wolds Field, 8 x 8, oil

Rannock Moor

If ever there was a place that was totally linked to the weather it's Rannock Moor.  The first time I went it was cold and overcast, and looked like something out of a horror story.  the second time,  when I took the photograph this painting was worked from, it was windy but sunny spells as they say.  I have been several times since, and the weather always alters the atmosphere of the moor.

Rannock Moor, oil 8 x 8

Extreme Composition, lesson 4, another one

And another sample from this online workshop

extreme composition, lesson 4

Extreme Composition class, lesson 4

Here is another sample from the Extreme Composition class with Jane Davies.

Extreme composition, lesson 4

Staithes, oil sketch

Another painting of Staithes, done from a sketch.  This is oil, with Markel Oil stick.

Staithes, oil, 14 x 10

Polperro, Cornwall

Worked from a photograph I took a few years ago.  A lovely place.

Polperro, oil, 12 X 16

Extreme Composition, lesson four, another piece of work

Another piece from lesson four of Jane Davies' Extreme Composition workshop.  Once again it is demonstrating using transparent tissue overlays.  There are less to see in this piece as I painted over some of them, but the black and turquoise marks bottom right and bottom left are on tissue.  

I used Tissutex conservation tissue, which is great as it has a very strong wet strength and is easy to paste down onto the painting.  I also used dressmaker's tissue which isn't too strong but has a nice finish.