Hilltop Farm, Higher Poynton

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You were right to use the red, works a treat.

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 15 Jun 12:39:00

A lovely painted composition and yes the red roof gives a nice balance to your pallette.

Posted by Chris Scott on Wed 15 Jun 13:03:22

Great composition and colours

Posted by Nigel Fitzgerald on Wed 15 Jun 16:06:52

Very brave of you to paint outdoors David!I particularly like the trees. Well done!

Posted by Terry Roberts on Wed 15 Jun 19:47:15

You've done a great job here David.

Posted by Rikke Jergyes on Thu 16 Jun 06:22:04

Thank you all for commenting, glad the red roof worked for you. Terry, do try painting outdoors, it's an exhilarating experience even when the result isn't what you hoped for. PLUG - there's a whole chapter of tips in my book "A Painter's Dozen" !!

Posted by David Whitehead on Thu 16 Jun 06:32:43

Lovely

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 17 Jun 20:57:51

Thank you, Romila.

Posted by David Whitehead on Sun 19 Jun 06:21:02

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15/06/2022

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This week's outdoor painting session in my local fields. I don't like greens, but the grass was so lush I had to try and do it justice. And,with all that green, I had to re-roof the distant house to add a dash of complementary red.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the…

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