The Old Barn at New House Farm

The Old Barn at New House Farm
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Great subject and a lovely piece.

Nice work David, some nice effective brush marks , like the pallett you have really captured that feeling of age, nice one.

Thank you all, glad you like it. The colours are my usual limited palette of W & N cobalt, light red, green gold and Daniel Smith's Transparent Red & Yellow Oxides.

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21/04/2016
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Tuesday morning is my regular local outdoor painting session with pals and it seems weeks since we had any decent sun and shadows on a Tuesday! So we were delighted when the local farmer allowed us to paint in the farmyard itself. This old barn is so full of character (and holes) and this was painted between moving the easel four times to allow his tractor in and out, and having him stop by for a chat every 20 minutes!

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David Whitehead

I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, 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…

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