A church on a hill, oil study on gessoed paper.

Whilst out on my rambles, I come across familiar sites and places. The church depicted is one such place that I have passed on numerous occasions. It's in a sleepy little village a few miles from my house. This particular day, the church was back lit against the sky and hills and I was interested in the profile the church made against the sky, thus transforming the ordinary familiar everyday scene, for me at least. Oil on gessoed paper 5x7 ins.

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Orange and black with blue.

I love painting figures and this study is two women in contrasting colours that I saw on a recent trip to town. Oil on gessoed paper 7x5 ins. Impasto and brush work..

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River landscape, oil study on paper

River landscape study and sky reflections. Oil on gessoed watercolour paper. Palette knife impasto with some brush work.

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A farmhouse in shadow, in a summer landscape.

 I used gessoed heavy watercolour paper here as the substrate. When a watercolour does not work and is heading for the reject bin, I use the quality heavy paper, give it a couple of light coats of clear gesso and it's ready for use with acrylic or oil. This painting, oil on paper 7x10 ins, is a study of a field with the grass just been cut for silage and the farmhouse in shadow.

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White House

The weather has been wonderful, sun and great skies with majestic clouds,  so I seek out local landscapes that are beautifully lit. This lone house in the landscape, acrylic on gessoed watercolour paper 7x10 ins. I used a brush to block in the colours and shapes and then a palette knife to drag and create some texture.


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