Barns Near Blythburgh by David Whitehead

Barns Near Blythburgh
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Smashing composition David, love the foreground trees.

Thanks, Fiona, the view is just as it was, apart from the path, which I created. I thought the trees might compete with the red barn as a focal point so the path was made to lead the eye to the barn first. I do feel watercolour is ideal for quick impressionistic trees - a mix of wet and dry strokes, a few flicks with a rigger and a penknife - done!

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21/03/2016
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Every time I've visited Southwold I've passed this view in the car several times a week. This year I made the effort to park nearby, sketch and photograph it, and paint it after returning home.

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the brush to…

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