Experimental Landscape

The result is great, Barry. I like it very much.

Interesting experiment and a great result, love the way you've scratched out the tree trunks.

Rather a good result I’d say! I like your colours and the way you’ve finished the trees.

Thank you Seth, Lewis and Tessa, it’s nice to paint without preconceived notions and just let things flow.

The end justifies the means Barry. You got a decent result.

A successful experiment, it looks very accomplished.

Yes, great experiment. I love it when people do something like this, especially when the try, try and try again approach yields such dividends. It's lovely. I have a question, and it's only a question, not a criticism, but do you think the sky is a tad heavy on the clouds. I ask because I often ask myself the same thing when the clouds compete with the land. Of course, sometimes the sky leads the way, with the land playing second fiddle, but in this case I wondered if the land was dominant. My eye was immediately drawn to the trees and that exquisitely subtle fence. Best Brian

Thank you Jim and David, I will certainly continue the experiment but I bet it won’t be as spontaneous as I will start to think too much about what I want to achieve.

Thank you Brian, I can’t disagree with your observation. Unless I especially want to feature the sky I am usually more subtle and remember thinking that I wanted the cloud to show up the light on the horizon. Of course this would have got considerably lighting in pure watercolour which is my usual medium and I think I may have fallen foul of not being familiar with painting in gouache. I think it may be possible to rectify this as I think the gessoed surface will allow me to wipe back.

It is a lovely scene!