Gaily Mill in the Snow

Gaily Mill in the Snow
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lovely snowy scene Amanda, love the trees framing the scene as well

This is lovely. It is reminiscent of the wooden houses in Sweden which are mostly red.

Like this one - there's a sense of solidity, and I must say I like a bit of precision, too.

This is great Amanda, very cold atmosphere.

Thank you, all. Gudrun, this being Southern England (where we chopped down most of the trees ages ago - more likely to create an aristocrat's deer park than to build the parking lot in the song), the building is, of course, brick-built. But yes - I see what you mean; the way the red stands out against the snow...

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01/04/2015
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From a photograph (it hasn't snowed recently and I wouldn't sit out in it even if it had). This year's snow in North Hampshire was scant and characterised by grey skies, so this year's snow painting has been enhanced slightly to add a little extra colour. ~~ It struck me how different in style this was to the more exuberant plein air bluebells of Clinker's Copse. Partly this is due to having the leisure to add detail, partly because the subject - a building, and one that is a local landmark, in its small way - demands more precision. ~~ Oil on canvas, 40 cm square

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Amanda Bates

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