View From the Prison

Comments

You have achieved your aim. Very very good.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 22 Nov 15:28:45

Very nice Barry, lovely sky.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 22 Nov 15:37:25

Well, a different venue a prison caff. But this is a great view ... and full of lovely lights and darks.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Tue 22 Nov 16:18:26

Beautiful view, stunning painting Barry.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 22 Nov 19:02:04

Lovely darks, but still beautifully transparent. Excellent watercolour.

Posted by Sharon Van Der Veen on Tue 22 Nov 23:29:12

Beautiful painting of a lovely view

Posted by David Johns on Wed 23 Nov 09:56:27

Quite a stunner Barry

Posted by Michael Edwards on Wed 23 Nov 13:20:50

Thank you for all your comments it's great to receive comments about the quality of the lights, darks and transparency in my painting as these are the qualities I wanted to achieve.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Wed 23 Nov 18:03:22

Hang on Studio Wall

22/11/2016

0 likes

680 views

My youngest son lives in Norwich and during a recent visit he took me to the cafe at Norwich prison and said how he loved the view. I had to agree and took some photos I couldn't sketch or paint as I had no equipment with me. As he has just moved into as apartment that has lots of wall space I thought I would paint the scene for him and have been playing with various options based on my photos. In this version I have changed the time of day to dusk and think it's very effective. It's painted on quarter imperial Arches, I used colour in my initial washes and variations of grey to produce the silhouette effect. The band of yellow was left to give a light against dark element to the foreground and mimick the last rays of light catching the bushes.

About the Artist

Barry Hulme

I started painting in 2004, I am influenced by Wesson, Seago and many of the great masters, more recently I enjoy the work of Steve Hall, John Hoar and Alvaro Castignet to name but a few. I paint in a loose style and try to simplify as I can. The medium I enjoy most is watercolour but dabble with…

View full profile

More by Barry Hulme

Remember that Sea Gull Stealing my Ice Cream