Dream House III

In every dream house a heartache ... no, that's almost a Roxy Music song. I always conflate that with that Peter Hamilton piece which is nothing like your painting at all (Just What is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?). I was kind of glad to see that this was a house from a dream rather than your ideal house, seemingly ruined... But I digress. If the perspective is off, it's not disconcertingly so - or perhaps just enough to make the house seem slightly dreamlike ... ? Whatever, it's remarkable how well you can create a plausible scene from the memory of a dream.

Don't think I shall paint my dreams.... might shock you. Somehow it dosent look British! I also cannot see much wrong with the perspective.s

Interesting painting Robert. I really liked it until I read your description of it. Now it seems a bit spooky!! Does your Count Alucard live there??? I can see why you want it out of your head though. I think it was a good idea to paint it out. I hope you have a better night's sleep now. Paint some flowers instead!

I love this one Robert its a simple subject but you have placed everything just right . Love the variety of textures in the walls . Its a lovely piece of work. Its inspired me to try to paint a building of some sort . I will be happy if i can do something like this Robert.

I really like this one Robert - in fact I think it is one of your best and the colours in the building are superb. As for perspective I think if everything had been strictly to the 'rules' with parallel lines etc it would lose its feel of dilapidation and hence it's appeal. With regard to your comments against another posting I must agree with you about the work of Jem and Oskar - for my book they are, certainly on this site, way out in a class of their own and I would love the opportunity to sit alongside either of them when they are painting and just watch. .

It's a good painting Robert. Good use of lights and darks, and the close-croppedness of it adds a certain claustrophobia almost which adds to, for me, its slight spookiness.

I like the perspective the house view, makes it very imposing and 'I dare you to enter' look.

If this is therapy of a kind it has great results Robert, if it's out of your system that is. How you have remembered such detail speaks volumes for your memory. Love the abandond look and the aged walls.

It's very good. I think Jem has summed it up nicely.

It's a very strong painting Robert and a bit scary too but I like the colours of the walls and the tree on the right hand side is fantastic with its shadow on the wall. Great work!

I nearly lost both the wall and the tree on the right, when varnish lifted the paint (see the forum and my blog: a very nasty experience: this blessed house is haunted in more ways than one). I think I've worked out what happened though, and repair operations were successful.

I would be happy with the perspective in this Robert, and your play on light and shade work very well. There's a certain softness to this that I find hard to achieve with acrylics.

Superb Robert what a great gallery you have

Slightly spooky but intriguing. You must have better dreams than me as I don't think houses figure me mine!! I think the painting has a lovely quality to it - the dark and mysterious house and the bright and glowing grasses in the foreground give a nice contrast to each other and result in a lovely piece of work.