Winter morning at Blythburgh by David Whitehead

Thanks, Michael. That's just how it was. I found a dry spot to set up my easel but the large stump was then in line with the horizon, so I crouched down, took a digital photo then drew in the composition from the camera screen. Then I just painted the light, colours and tones on the adjusted composition. You're right, it's a wonderful area. The busy A12 runs along the embankment to the right of the church, just 100 yards from where I was painting but it could have been miles away, all I heard was the cries of gulls and waders.