The Farmers' Market

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Ooh superb Jan

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 31 Jan 12:37:23

A smasher Jan, great palette and finger work!

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 31 Jan 13:10:47

Thanks for your comments Dennis and Heather - much appreciated...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 31 Jan 13:18:39

Looks very interesting, Jan.

Posted by Shirley May on Mon 31 Jan 13:45:35

Tremendous painting.

Posted by Chris Scott on Mon 31 Jan 14:39:10

Thank you, Shirley and Chris - yes, it was a very interesting market, with the best peaches we'd ever eaten!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 31 Jan 14:41:50

Like it a lot , really well painted.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 31 Jan 16:21:31

interesting mark making!!

Posted by Judit Matthews on Mon 31 Jan 16:45:02

Love this Jan. Eye drawn straight to the front cyclist and then all around the composition. It’s marvellous.

Posted by Karen Hall on Mon 31 Jan 17:49:59

Thank you for your encouraging comments, Paul, Judit and Karen... I'm glad you feel the cyclist is the focal point, Karen, as that's what I was hoping for.

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 31 Jan 17:55:28

At first I thought it was pastel, Jan. This is a pretty complicated scene to try, you’ve pulled it off and yes, my eye is on the cyclist.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 31 Jan 18:18:34

Wonderful painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 31 Jan 19:53:06

Thanks, Marjorie and Cat - you're right that it's a complicated scene, Marjorie - I removed 8 people! It was actually very difficult deciding what to keep in and what to take out...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 31 Jan 19:59:22

Jan, this is brilliant! Your skill with people is so good- particularly the girl with the bike. The colour palette is very pleasing too. Lovely.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Mon 31 Jan 22:11:31

Hang on Studio Wall

31/01/2022

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We went to America last summer and I caught this scene one day at the St. Louis Farmers' Market. The morning sun was so pretty, and I was struck by the cyclist in particular. I wanted to do this painting just with a palette knife, but the tents stood out too much so I used my finger to blend them into the background. Oil on canvas board.

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Jan Rossington

I'm an amateur artist and my favourite medium is oil. I particularly enjoy painting scenes of people using a palette knife. I've got a lot to learn about painting, but my goal is to keep improving. I try to enjoy the process of painting rather than worrying too much about what the final painting…

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