'Spring Clouds across the Sun' - for sale

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This was my last painting in a 5-day Challenge series to paint in under half an hour; this, my first purely cloud artwork, took about 45-minutes and has worked out far better than I dared hope; I'd love to hear your feedback? Love and God bless, Andy

Well if it’s possible to capture clouds in paint Andrew you’ve certainly achieved it. A very well done composition using lovely colour tones .. xx

Thank you, dear Linda, for those very generous comments! Peace and much love; God bless, Andy 🙂❤xx

Absolutely beautiful. I could almost imagine I was laying supine on my sunlounger in the garden when these clouds moved across. You have made them look so real. The texture of them is unbelievable. Well done, Andy🤗❤️xx

Thank you, dear Jacqueline, for those really lovely comments and that very warm feedback! Peace and much love; God bless, Andy 🙂❤xx

Interesting cloud formations Andrew. Is this in pastel? Such a fascinating subject to paint and to complete this in 45 minutes is remarkable, especially how quickly clouds are forever changing.

Thank you, dear Carole for those comments and lovely feedback! Yes, you're right, hopeless to paint direct; I work from photos for clouds but learned from Ruskin and Turner the value of watching clouds a long time first. Peace and much love; God bless, Andy 🙂❤xx

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17/04/2021
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Clouds building up on a sunny Spring afternoon, creating beautiful shapes in the sky; acrylic on card , 8 x 12, £130

About the Artist
Andrew Smith

I’ve always loved water, its movement, its colour, its power. I had the privilege of working as a hydrologist for nine years before ordination, necessarily but enjoyably observing the movement of water in full flow or even in floods. That was thirty years ago but my love for moving water has not…

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