Trees

A simple landscape with three trees. I was struck with the mellow Autumn colours of the trees in this scene on one of my walks, last autumn. I used a muted watercolour palette here in keeping with the scene, raw sienna, cobalt blue, and a touch of  burnt sienna for the darks . 9x11 ins on 200 lbs Bockingford paper.

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Mt. Leinster landscape

Mt. Leinster landscape, oil on stretched linen 9x12 ins.. I used a palette knife to apply the paint work, blending in areas, but keeping impasto texture as well.

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A nice day 2

Friends out walking together., Oil impasto on canvas panel using a palette knife and no medium. 10x12 ins

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Let's go look at the waves

Children going to look at the waves on a beach. Oil on canvas panel 10x12 ins. I gave the panel a couple of coats of Liquitex clear gesso on top of the commercial gesso already on it. A rough sketch of my composition and then using  palette knife only, no medium. I completed the work in one session alla prima.

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Musicians

I was wandering about Waterford city a while back and I came across some musicians playing music in an open air café. I settled on a composition and painted the players as they were, but the colours were very similar in tone blues and grays, leading to a not very exciting piece, IMO. So I decided on a rework and added more colour and texture. Oil on linen panel. 8x10x0.4 ins

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A rural road and lanscape at Dusk

A rural road and landscape at dusk.8x10 ins. Oil impasto on Winsor and Newton canvas board. I did not use any medium, just a very light drawing before I started with a palette knife, finishing the work in one session. I usually look at a piece the next day to see if  there are any adjustments needed. If any adjustments are needed, the paint is still wet so I can do that.. Occasionally, I just scrape the whole lot  and start over. 

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Landscape

I completed this work using a palette knife only. My interest here was to try and place  colours in harmony and add texture and impasto. Oil on W&N canvas board. I added a couple of coats of Liquitex clear gesso to the existing primer on the board, as the commercial primer can be very absorbent. Oil on board 8x10 ins.

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