My favourite view locally to paint is this view across the lake to the ornamental curved bridge in Wotton Pleasure Gardens. I return to it again and again at different times of the year. I have a favourite tree that is very graceful and reminds me the trees that Gainsborough used to paint in his portraits. This particular painting from June 2023 remains in my private collection. I try to allow a lot of playfulness in to my painting process and dont allow tehnical issues get in the way of expression. What is important is what I saw in the lansdscape that prompted me to want to capture it. Im not looking to reproduce what I see but use it as a starting point and allow something surprising to appear. I'm happy to fail and just be out in nature.
Image: Mapping out the composition
Image: Blocking in the darks
Image: Looking across the meadow
Image: Finished paintaing of the view across the meadow
