Autumn light in a Cotswold valley
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While out walking, I photographed this scene near the village of Chalford on a near perfect autumn morning The colours in the trees glowed in the strong autumn light, whilst dark shadows across the lane contrasted with the brightness of the nearby field. Between the two ran the roadside stream reflecting the colour and the light. To capture the light would be the challenge. I chose acrylic so as to quickly add layers with palette knife and card edges to achieve some looseness. Size 20" x 15".
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Barry Hill
Began painting in my early twenties, but family and teaching career intervened until I took early retirement in 1997. Went watercolour painting in various nearby locations until 2008 when I joined professional artist Julia Christie in her Stroud Garden Studio group until she left for Skye. Her help…
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